"pecunia non olet" meaning in Latin

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Phrase

IPA: [pɛˈkuː.ni.a ˈnoːn ˈɔ.ɫɛt] [Classical-Latin], [peˈkuː.ni.a ˈnɔn ˈɔː.let] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: pecūnia nōn olet [canonical]
Etymology: According to Suetonius, this sentence was Vespasian's reply to his son Titus, who was complaining about the urine tax he had imposed. Etymology templates: {{wp}} Head templates: {{head|la|phrase|head=pecūnia nōn olet}} pecūnia nōn olet
  1. money does not smell (the value of money is not affected by the business it comes from, even from the most unpleasant one) Wikipedia link: Suetonius, Titus, Vespasian
    Sense id: en-pecunia_non_olet-la-phrase-EthNooYI Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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    {
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "tags": [
        "calque",
        "calque"
      ],
      "word": "geld stinkt niet"
    },
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "tags": [
        "calque",
        "calque"
      ],
      "word": "money does not smell"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "tags": [
        "calque",
        "calque"
      ],
      "word": "raha ei haise"
    },
    {
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "tags": [
        "calque",
        "calque"
      ],
      "word": "l'argent n'a pas d'odeur"
    },
    {
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "tags": [
        "calque",
        "calque"
      ],
      "word": "Geld stinkt nicht"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "dénʹgi ne páxnut",
      "tags": [
        "calque",
        "calque"
      ],
      "word": "де́ньги не па́хнут"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "wp"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "According to Suetonius, this sentence was Vespasian's reply to his son Titus, who was complaining about the urine tax he had imposed.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pecūnia nōn olet",
      "links": [
        [
          "pecūnia",
          "pecunia"
        ],
        [
          "nōn",
          "non"
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          "olet"
        ]
      ],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "money does not smell (the value of money is not affected by the business it comes from, even from the most unpleasant one)"
      ],
      "id": "en-pecunia_non_olet-la-phrase-EthNooYI",
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    }
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      "lang": "Dutch",
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      "tags": [
        "calque",
        "calque"
      ],
      "word": "geld stinkt niet"
    },
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "tags": [
        "calque",
        "calque"
      ],
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    {
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "tags": [
        "calque",
        "calque"
      ],
      "word": "raha ei haise"
    },
    {
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "tags": [
        "calque",
        "calque"
      ],
      "word": "l'argent n'a pas d'odeur"
    },
    {
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "tags": [
        "calque",
        "calque"
      ],
      "word": "Geld stinkt nicht"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "dénʹgi ne páxnut",
      "tags": [
        "calque",
        "calque"
      ],
      "word": "де́ньги не па́хнут"
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "",
      "name": "wp"
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