| 词汇 | old-money |
| 释义 | old money noun[ U ] uk /ˈəʊld ˌmʌn.i/ us /ˈoʊld ˌmʌn.i/ old moneynoun[U] (PEOPLE)used to refer to rich people whose families have been rich for a long time: 祖上殷实的富人，富裕世家 Much of big business is still controlled by old money.大型企业很大程度上仍然由传统富家控制着。 Rich people advantaged baller beautiful champagne socialist deb elite fat cat gilded magnate millionairess multi-millionairess nouveau riche preppy scion socialite squattocracy squillionaire tax exile the jet set yuppify old moneynoun[U] (MONEY)a type of money that is no longer used作废的钱，不再使用的钱 Payment methods anti-kickback ATM card automatic withdrawal bad cheque baksheesh bribe chip liquid meal ticket microtransaction monetization monetize money-back monometallic PFI ready money remittance rubber severance wave and pay old money | Business Englishold money noun[ U ] informalukus ECONOMICS families that have been rich for a long time, considered as a group: The new billionaires and millionaires are reluctant to adopt the practice of America's old money. Examples of old moneyold money The persistence of oldmoney was not just the consequence of man's difficulty in adjusting to new systems of money and counting. Some people will say that, if it is simply oldmoney, this is very much a question of the emperor having no clothes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 By such means we can avoid the many obvious difficulties and disadvantages of proposing that the oldmoney, gold, should be demonetized. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is he aware that herring, which once one could buy at six for sixpence—that is in oldmoney—is now a luxury fish? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I shall not query the "new oldmoney". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the main scheme, it is a ratio of 4:3 of oldmoney and new money. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I shudder to think what would have happened if we had had to debate nursery vouchers in terms of what my daughter calls "oldmoney". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The rest was oldmoney, dressed up to look like new. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We used to act with trepidation if we put one penny (oldmoney) on the rates. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is lying in 83 m of water—270 ft, for those who still think in "oldmoney". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has been talked about it as a funny oldmoney motion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A lot of funny oldmoney is likely to be made out of the privatisation of mining, because the country has massive coal reserves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If a man is incapacitated at the age of 60 we give him a weekly rate of 35p—in oldmoney, seven bob a week. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are interested in oldmoney as well. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is important to remember that there should be no distinction between new money and oldmoney. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of old money These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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