Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

money does not smell

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.44 in modern English

Syllables
mon-ey -does not s-mell
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

The value of money is not affected by the business it comes from, even from the most unpleasant one.

Etymology

Calque of Latin pecūnia nōn olet, said to be Vespasian's reply to his son Titus, who was complaining about the urine tax he had imposed.

Inflected Forms

money has no smell (alternative) money does not stink (alternative)

Phrases

a buck's a buck where there's muck there's brass dirty money ill-gotten gains never prosper

Frequently Paired Words

a buck's a buck where there's muck there's brass dirty money ill-gotten gains never prosper

Questions

What does money does not smell mean?
The value of money is not affected by the business it comes from, even from the most unpleasant one.
Where does money does not smell come from?
Calque of Latin pecūnia nōn olet, said to be Vespasian's reply to his son Titus, who was complaining about the urine tax he had imposed.

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