Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

color of someone's money

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.20 in modern English

Syllables: col-or of -some-one's -money
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone's ability or willingness to pay; money paid and not merely promised.

Example Sentences

"Marry come up with such gentlemen! though he hath lived here this many years, I don't believe there is arrow a servant in the house ever saw the colour of his money."
"Sometimes the contractor would lot the work out to some sub-contractor, and he, after the men had worked for a month, would run away, and we should never see the colour of his money."
""Then supposin' you show me the color o' your money?" he growled, "come, money fust; I aren't takin' no more risks." For answer I laid the coins before him."

Inflected Forms

the color of someone's money (canonical) colour of someone's money (alternative)

Questions

What does color of someone's money mean?: Someone's ability or willingness to pay; money paid and not merely promised.

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