"old money" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-old money.ogg
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} old money (uncountable)
  1. (idiomatic, often derogatory) Families that have been wealthy for generations or members of such families. Tags: derogatory, idiomatic, often, uncountable Categories (topical): Wealth Translations (families that have been wealthy for generations): paratë e vjetra (Albanian), 豪門 (Chinese Mandarin), 豪门 (háomén) (Chinese Mandarin), vanha raha (Finnish), vieille fortune [feminine] (French), vieux riche [masculine] (French), Geldadel [masculine] (German), 世襲 (seshū) (alt: せしゅう) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-old_money-en-noun-YgUiZTpB Disambiguation of Wealth: 52 37 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English retronyms, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 49 4 Disambiguation of English retronyms: 47 48 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 46 47 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 49 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Albanian translations: 43 52 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 44 50 6 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 49 45 6 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 50 43 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 52 43 5 Disambiguation of 'families that have been wealthy for generations': 85 11 3
  2. (British, Ireland) The monetary system used in the United Kingdom and Ireland before decimalisation in 1971 and consisting of pounds, shillings, pence and farthings. Tags: British, Ireland, uncountable Categories (topical): People Synonyms: vieux riche
    Sense id: en-old_money-en-noun-Q7HyAIhD Disambiguation of People: 9 91 0 Categories (other): British English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English retronyms, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 49 4 Disambiguation of English retronyms: 47 48 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 46 47 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 55 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 49 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Albanian translations: 43 52 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 44 50 6 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 49 45 6 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 50 43 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 52 43 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 36 58 6
  3. (humorous) The imperial system of measurement, as opposed to the metric system. Tags: humorous, uncountable
    Sense id: en-old_money-en-noun-QfQ5OSFN
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