moneybag C2 Topic:Money & Finance Also spelled money-bag US /ˈmʌniˌbæɡ/ UK /ˈmʌnibæɡ/ See IPA manual Freq #120098 Meanings 1 noun a bag or pouch used to hold or carry money Huck hid the moneybag beneath the coffin lid. 2 noun moneybags, informal and disparaging: a wealthy person The local moneybags bought the largest house in town. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a bag or pouch used to hold... coin pursecash bag 2 noun · moneybags, informal and... rich personmillionaire Word family Derived forms moneybags Related forms pursecash Etymology A compound of money + bag. The literal container is old; the plural moneybags later became a mocking personification of wealth and then a term for a rich person. Topics Money & Finance External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # moneybag **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmʌniˌbæɡ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmʌnibæɡ/ **Frequency rank:** 120098 ## Meanings 1. a bag or pouch used to hold or carry money 2. moneybags, informal and disparaging: a wealthy person ## Examples - Huck hid the moneybag beneath the coffin lid. - The local moneybags bought the largest house in town. ## Synonyms - coin purse - cash bag - rich person ## Derived Forms - moneybags ## Related Forms - purse - cash ## Etymology A compound of money + bag. The literal container is old; the plural moneybags later became a mocking personification of wealth and then a term for a rich person. ## Topics - Money & Finance markdown