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Rareold money
The correct spelling is old money.
How to pronounce old money
noun
Say it like: Old- mo-nee
The correct spelling is old money. Families that have been wealthy for generations or members of such families. For example: "These scales say I weigh 72 kilograms; what's that in old money?"
Usage Examples
“These scales say I weigh 72 kilograms; what's that in old money?”
Definition
noun
- 1.Families that have been wealthy for generations or members of such families.
- 2.The monetary system used in the United Kingdom and Ireland before decimalisation in 1971 and consisting of pounds, shillings, pence and farthings.
- 3.The imperial system of measurement, as opposed to the metric system.
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