old money

Word family adjectiveoldeoldishold-establishedolde-worldeoldfangledold-fashionedold-schoolold-timeoldverboldennounoldnessoldsterold ageold boyold economyOld English sheepdogold fogeyold ladyold manold masterold moneyold saltold school tieOld Testamentold womanOld World

ˈold ˌmoney noun [uncountableU]

people who come from families that have had a lot of money for a long time, which gives them a high social position 〔继承祖业的〕有钱人，上流社会人士

He invited both the smart set and Perth’s old money.

他把那帮时髦人物和珀斯的上流社会人士都邀请来了。

Examples from the Corpus

old money• We witnessed Florida new and old money giving a new meaning to dressing up.• Everywhere in public life, old families, old money and titles have been in decline, while business has advanced.• Most members of the Cleveland Country Club come from old money.• What fosters the Terrells' sizable contributions to public life is money, old money and vast money.• The preferred drug of old money, and, by extension, of the nouveau mob.• He believes that old money is better than new money.• That pleased the smart set, but secretly the old money decided it was a bit tacky.

From Longman Business Dictionary

old moneyˌold ˈmoney

money belonging to families that have been rich for a very long time, also used to talk about the families themselves

the traditional architectural styles associated with old money

→ money

词汇	old money
释义	old money Word family adjectiveoldeoldishold-establishedolde-worldeoldfangledold-fashionedold-schoolold-timeoldverboldennounoldnessoldsterold ageold boyold economyOld English sheepdogold fogeyold ladyold manold masterold moneyold saltold school tieOld Testamentold womanOld World ˈold ˌmoney noun [uncountableU] people who come from families that have had a lot of money for a long time, which gives them a high social position 〔继承祖业的〕有钱人，上流社会人士 He invited both the smart set and Perth’s old money. 他把那帮时髦人物和珀斯的上流社会人士都邀请来了。 Examples from the Corpus old money• We witnessed Florida new and old money giving a new meaning to dressing up.• Everywhere in public life, old families, old money and titles have been in decline, while business has advanced.• Most members of the Cleveland Country Club come from old money.• What fosters the Terrells' sizable contributions to public life is money, old money and vast money.• The preferred drug of old money, and, by extension, of the nouveau mob.• He believes that old money is better than new money.• That pleased the smart set, but secretly the old money decided it was a bit tacky. From Longman Business Dictionary old moneyˌold ˈmoney money belonging to families that have been rich for a very long time, also used to talk about the families themselves the traditional architectural styles associated with old money → money
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