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Definition of Money

(noun) An object agreed to have value and exchangeable as payment.

Money Pronunciation

Pronunciation Usage Guide

Syllabification: mon·ey

Audio Pronunciation

– American English
– British English

Phonetic Spelling

  • American English – /mUHn-ee/
  • British English – /mUHn-ee/

International Phonetic Alphabet

  • American English – /ˈməni/
  • British English – /ˈmʌni/

Usage Note

  • Plural: moneys or monies

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Works Consulted

Griffiths, Heather, Nathan Keirns, Eric Strayer, Susan Cody-Rydzewski, Gail Scaramuzzo, Tommy Sadler, Sally Vyain, Jeff Bry, Faye Jones. 2016. Introduction to Sociology 2e. Houston, TX: OpenStax.

Henslin, James M. 2012. Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach. 10th ed. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

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Oxford University Press. (N.d.) Oxford Dictionaries. (https://www.oxforddictionaries.com/).

Stewart, Paul, and Johan Zaaiman. 2015. Sociology: A Concise South African Introduction. Cape Town: Juta.

Wikipedia contributors. (N.d.) Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation. (https://en.wikipedia.org/).

Cite the Definition of Money

ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “money.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved March 29, 2024 (https://sociologydictionary.org/money/).

APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)

money. (2013). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/money/

Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “money.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://sociologydictionary.org/money/.

MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)

“money.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2013. Web. 29 Mar. 2024. <https://sociologydictionary.org/money/>.