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"ref": "1748, Benjamin Franklin, “Advice to a young Tradesman, written by an old One”, in George Fisher, editor, The American Instructor: or Young Man’s Best Companion, 9th edition",
"text": "Remember that Time is Money. He that can earn Ten Shillings a Day by his Labour, and goes abroad, or sits idle one half of that Day, tho’ he spends but Sixpence during his Diversion or Idleness, ought not to reckon That the only Expence; he has really spent or rather thrown away Five Shillings besides.",
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"ref": "1823, James Fenimore Cooper, chapter 14, in The Pioneers",
"text": "And what do you mean to do with your time this winter? You must remember that time is money.",
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"ref": "1919, Eleanor H. Porter, chapter 31, in Dawn",
"text": "His words and manner carried the crisp terseness of the busy man whose time is money.",
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"Money is wasted (in lost wages, missed opportunities, etc.) when a person's time is not used productively; time is valuable and should not be wasted."
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"translations": [
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"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "tyd is geld"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "al-waqtu min ḏahabin",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "اَلْوَقْتُ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"note": "час — гро́шы (čas — hróšy)",
"sense": "time is money"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"note": "час — гэ́та гро́шы (čas — héta hróšy)",
"sense": "time is money"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "vrémeto e pári",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "вре́мето е па́ри"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "一寸光陰一寸金"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yīcùn guāngyīn yīcùn jīn",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "一寸光阴一寸金"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "時間就是金錢"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shíjiān jiù shì jīnqián",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "时间就是金钱"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "čas jsou peníze"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "tid er penge"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "time is money",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "tijd is geld"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "aika on rahaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "le temps vaut argent"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "le temps"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "c’est de l’argent"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "Zeit ist Geld"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "o chrónos eínai chríma",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "ο χρόνος είναι χρήμα"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "samay hī dhan hai",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "समय ही धन है"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "az idő pénz"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "waktu adalah uang"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "il tempo è denaro"
},
{
"alt": "ときはかねなり",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "toki wa kane nari",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "時は金なり"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "peilveiliə ciəmiəhprak",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "ពេលវេលា ជាមាសប្រាក់"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "siganeun donida",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "시간은 돈이다"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "wē lā pen ngœn pen thǭng",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "ເວລາເປັນເງິນເປັນທອງ"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "laikas - pinigai"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "masa itu emas"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "tid er penger"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "وقت طلاست"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "czas to pieniądz"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "tempo é dinheiro"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "timpul înseamnă bani"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"note": "вре́мя — де́ньги (vrémja — dénʹgi)",
"sense": "time is money"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "el tiempo es oro"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "tid är pengar"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "wee-laa-bpen-ngən-bpen-tɔɔng",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "เวลาเป็นเงินเป็นทอง"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "vakit nakittir"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"note": "час — гро́ші (čas — hróši)",
"sense": "time is money"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"note": "час — це гро́ші (čas — ce hróši)",
"sense": "time is money"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"note": "час — то гро́ші (čas — to hróši)",
"sense": "time is money",
"tags": [
"Ukraine",
"Western"
]
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "thời gian là tiền bạc"
}
]
}
],
"word": "time is money"
}
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"text": "Remember that Time is Money. He that can earn Ten Shillings a Day by his Labour, and goes abroad, or sits idle one half of that Day, tho’ he spends but Sixpence during his Diversion or Idleness, ought not to reckon That the only Expence; he has really spent or rather thrown away Five Shillings besides.",
"type": "quotation"
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"ref": "1823, James Fenimore Cooper, chapter 14, in The Pioneers",
"text": "And what do you mean to do with your time this winter? You must remember that time is money.",
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},
{
"ref": "1919, Eleanor H. Porter, chapter 31, in Dawn",
"text": "His words and manner carried the crisp terseness of the busy man whose time is money.",
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"Money is wasted (in lost wages, missed opportunities, etc.) when a person's time is not used productively; time is valuable and should not be wasted."
],
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"waste",
"waste"
],
[
"wages",
"wages"
],
[
"opportunities",
"opportunity"
],
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"etc.",
"etc."
],
[
"productively",
"productively"
],
[
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"valuable"
]
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"translations": [
{
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "tyd is geld"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "al-waqtu min ḏahabin",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "اَلْوَقْتُ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"note": "час — гро́шы (čas — hróšy)",
"sense": "time is money"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"note": "час — гэ́та гро́шы (čas — héta hróšy)",
"sense": "time is money"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "vrémeto e pári",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "вре́мето е па́ри"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "一寸光陰一寸金"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yīcùn guāngyīn yīcùn jīn",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "一寸光阴一寸金"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "時間就是金錢"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shíjiān jiù shì jīnqián",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "时间就是金钱"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "čas jsou peníze"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "tid er penge"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "time is money",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "tijd is geld"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "aika on rahaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "le temps vaut argent"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "le temps"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "c’est de l’argent"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "Zeit ist Geld"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "o chrónos eínai chríma",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "ο χρόνος είναι χρήμα"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "samay hī dhan hai",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "समय ही धन है"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "az idő pénz"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "waktu adalah uang"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "il tempo è denaro"
},
{
"alt": "ときはかねなり",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "toki wa kane nari",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "時は金なり"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "peilveiliə ciəmiəhprak",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "ពេលវេលា ជាមាសប្រាក់"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "siganeun donida",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "시간은 돈이다"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "wē lā pen ngœn pen thǭng",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "ເວລາເປັນເງິນເປັນທອງ"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "laikas - pinigai"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "masa itu emas"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "tid er penger"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "وقت طلاست"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "czas to pieniądz"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "tempo é dinheiro"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "timpul înseamnă bani"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"note": "вре́мя — де́ньги (vrémja — dénʹgi)",
"sense": "time is money"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "el tiempo es oro"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "tid är pengar"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "wee-laa-bpen-ngən-bpen-tɔɔng",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "เวลาเป็นเงินเป็นทอง"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "vakit nakittir"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"note": "час — гро́ші (čas — hróši)",
"sense": "time is money"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"note": "час — це гро́ші (čas — ce hróši)",
"sense": "time is money"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"note": "час — то гро́ші (čas — to hróši)",
"sense": "time is money",
"tags": [
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"Western"
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},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "time is money",
"word": "thời gian là tiền bạc"
}
],
"word": "time is money"
}
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