Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in the money

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.63 in modern English

Syllables: in- the -money
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Possessing money; rich.

prep_phrase

For an option, having a strike price which makes it profitable to exercise. For a call this is a strike below the market price, or for a put a strike above the market price.

prep_phrase

Achieving a sufficiently high ranking in a contest to earn money (for oneself, or for those who have placed a bet).

Example Sentences

"1933: We're In The Money — song title, lyrics Al Dubin, music Harry Warren https://web.archive.org/web/20101126014740/http://harrywarren.org/songs/0140.htm We're in the money. We're in the money. / We've got a lot of what it takes to get along."
"The cash prizes for first, second and third place were too enticing to pass up. If he finished in the money he could just hang out for the next year and concentrate on his new life as Timothy Gales."

Phrases

at the money out of the money on the money

Frequently Paired Words

at the money out of the money on the money

Antonyms

out of the money

Questions

What does in the money mean?: Possessing money; rich.

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