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To: Gary H who wrote (28368)	2/16/1999 10:15:00 AM
From: The Street	Respond to of 116862

Well, this is as relevant as "Is gold money?" crap. You guys make up your own dictionaries..... FWIW: money(mùn'ê) noun plural moneys or monies 1. A commodity, such as gold, or an officially issued coin or paper note that is legally established as an exchangeable equivalent of all other commodities, such as goods and services, and is used as a measure of their comparative values on the market. 2. The official currency, coins, and negotiable paper notes issued by a government. 3. Assets and property considered in terms of monetary value; wealth. 4. a. Pecuniary profit or loss: He made money on the sale of his properties. b. One's salary; pay: It was a terrible job, but the money was good. 5. An amount of cash or credit: raised the money for the new playground. 6. Often moneys or monies. Sums of money, especially of a specified nature: state tax moneys; monies set aside for research and development. 7. A wealthy person, family, or group: to come from old money; to marry into money. - idiom. for (one's) money According to one's opinion, choice, or preference: For my money, it's not worth the trouble. in the money 1. Slang.. Rich; affluent. 2. Sports & Games.. Taking first, second, or third place in a contest on which a bet has been placed, such as a horserace. on the money Exact; precise. put money on Sports & Games. To place a bet on. put (one's) money where (one's) mouth is Slang. To live up to one's words; act according to one's own advice. [Middle English moneie, from Old French, from Latin monêta, mint, coinage, from Monêta, epithet of Juno, temple of Juno of Rome where money was coined.] The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition copyright © 1992 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Electronic version licensed from InfoSoft International, Inc. All rights reserved.