Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

money talks

/ˈmʌn.i tɔks/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.57 in modern English

Syllables: mon-ey talks
IPA: /ˈmʌn.i tɔks/

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Money or moneyed interests have power.

Example Sentences

"He illustrated the fact of money talking in the case of Mrs. Rita Warren who successfully stopped the showing of 1001 Danish Delights in a local Norwell theatre, yet was promptly arrested when attempting the same picketing in front of the more profitable Ben Sack "57" theatre to stop the showing of The Exorcist."
"Money still talks — indeed, thanks in part to the Roberts court, it talks louder than ever. Still, ideas matter too, shaping both how we talk about society and, eventually, what we do."

Etymology

19th century, from earlier forms such as gold speaks (1666, in full, “Man prates, but gold speaks.”), as translation from Italian by Giovanni Torriano, in Piazza Universale di Proverbi Italiani: or, A Common Place of Italian Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, 179.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmʌn.i tɔks/
British English: /ˈmʌn.i tɔːks/

Phrases

money talks, bullshit walks merit walks almighty dollar actions speak louder than words talk is cheap talk the talk

Frequently Paired Words

almighty dollar actions speak louder than words talk is cheap talk the talk

Questions

How do you pronounce money talks?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmʌn.i tɔks/.
What does money talks mean?: Money or moneyed interests have power.
Where does money talks come from?: 19th century, from earlier forms such as gold speaks (1666, in full, “Man prates, but gold speaks.”), as translation from Italian by Giovanni Torriano, in Piazza Universale di Proverbi Italiani: or, A Common Place of Italian Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, 179.

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