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Definitions

ready money

NOUN
active capital
Synonyms
WEAK
convertible property
NOUN
funds
Synonyms
STRONG
affluence assets backing bankroll belongings bread budget capital collateral currency dough earnings finance lucre means money possessions proceeds profits property resources revenue savings securities specie stakes store stuff substance treasure wealth wherewithal winnings
WEAK
accounts receivable fluid assets hard cash money in the bank money on hand nest egg petty cash pork barrel
Antonyms
STRONG
debt loss need poverty

Example Sentences

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“We have ready money today for anybody who can sell us PPE. We’ll cut you a check on the spot.”

From Reuters • Mar. 22, 2020

Over time, many former soldiers had to sell their certificates for ready money, often for a small fraction of their face value.

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

"The next thing is savings, so we would say have some ready money available immediately, just in case."

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2012

One reason for the bounty of new musicals, according to the producers of several of them, is ready money.

From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2010

Sometimes, indeed, franked covers were actually sold; and they have even been known to be given in lieu of wages to servants, who speedily converted them into ready money.

From The Romance of Industry and Invention by Cochrane, Robert

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.