Funny word for money

Few things get more attention it seems than money. People use it every day—sometimes multiple times a day.

People plan where they live around money, where they travel around money, where they work around money, and where they retire around money.

Since money is an essential tool that most people cannot live without, it has developed a rich and colorful bank of slang terms in which to be described.

Who says writing about money has to be boring? Finance, currency, legal tender? Incorporate some change into your financial writing.

What is slang for money? Here is a list of 80+ slang terms for money. Some of the terms are similar to each other; some are even derivatives of each other, but they all relate back to money.

This is not an exhaustive list. I’m sure there are some terms I missed, and I’m sure more terms will be coined in the years to come. In any event, this is a fun list to get your brains rolling.

Slang for Money List:

  1. Bacon: Money in general; bring home the bacon.
  2. Bands: Paper money held together by a rubber band. Usually $10,000 or more.
  3. Bank: Money; Obviously related to banks that hold money.
  4. Bankrolls: Roll of paper money.
  5. Money slang words Benjamins: Reference to Benjamin Franklin, whose portrait is on the one hundred dollar bill.
  6. Big bucks: Large amounts of money; generally used in reference to payment or employment compensation.
  7. Bills: A banknote; piece of paper money.
  8. Biscuits: Money in general; origin unknown.
  9. Bisquick: Money in general; origin unknown.
  10. Blue cheese: Reference to the new U.S. 100-dollar bill introduced in 2009, which has a blue hue to it.
  11. Blue cheddar: See blue cheese.
  12. Bookoo bucks: See big bucks.
  13. Bones: Dollars (origin unknown).
  14. Bread: Money in general. The analogy being that bread is a staple of life. Food is a common theme for slang money terms.
  15. Brick: A bundled or shrink-wrapped amount of money, usually in amounts of $1,000 or $10,000. A reference to the rectangular shape that looks like a brick.
  16. Broccoli: Paper money, reference to its color.
  17. Buckaroos: Money in general.
  18. Bucks: Dollars; Thought to be a reference to deer skins used for trading.
  19. C-note: One hundred dollars; a reference to the Roman Numeral for 100.
  20. Cabbage: Paper money. In reference to the color of U.S. currency.
  21. Cake: Money in general; similar to bread and dough.
  22. Cash: Money in general.
  23. Cash money: see cash.
  24. Cheese: Money in general (origin unknown).
  25. Cheddar: Money in general (origin unknown).
  26. Chits: Money in general; originally a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
  27. Chips: Money in general; reference to poker chips.
  28. Chump change: A small amount of money.
  29. Clams: Money in general; Possible origin is thought to be clamshells that were once used as a form of currency by Native American Indians in California.
  30. Coin: Money in general, paper or coin.
  31. Commas: Money in general, reference to increasing amounts of money; moving from one comma to two commas as in from 10,000 to 1,000,000.
  32. CREAM: Acronym meaning “cash rules everything around me.”
  33. Dead presidents: Paper money; a reference to the presidential portraits that most U.S. currency adorns.
  34. Dinero: Money in general; originally the currency of the Christian states of Spain.
  35. Dime: Another reference to coin, specifically the dime.
  36. Doubloons: Money in general; reference to gold doubloons.
  37. Dough: Money in general (origin unknown).
  38. Fetti: Money in general; originates from feria, the Spanish term for money.
  39. Five-spot: Five-dollar bill.
  40. Fivers: Five dollar bills.
  41. Slang word for money Franklins: Hundred dollar bills. Benjamin Franklin is one the U.S. hundred dollar bill.
  42. Frog: $50 bill in horse racing.
  43. Frog skins: Money in general.
  44. Gold: Money in general; reference to gold as being a tangible product for thousands of years.
  45. Green: Paper money, referencing its color.
  46. Greenbacks: Paper money; Greenbacks were U.S. current in the Civil War.
  47. Gs: Shorthand term for “grand,” which is a thousand dollars.
  48. Grand: One thousand dollars. In the early 1900s, one thousand dollars was thought to be a “grand” sum of money, hence grand.
  49. Guac: Money in general; reference to guacamole’s green appearance.
  50. Guineas: A coin minted in England from 1663-1813.
  51. Gwop: Money in general.
  52. Half-yard: Fifty dollars.
  53. Hundies: Hundred dollar bills.
  54. Jacksons: Twenty dollar bills. Andrew Jackson is one the U.S. twenty dollar bill.
  55. Knots: A wad of paper money.
  56. Large: Similar use as “grand.” Twenty large would be the same as saying twenty grand.
  57. Lincolns: Five dollar bills. Abraham Lincoln is one the U.S. five dollar bill.
  58. Long green: Paper money, from its shape and color.
  59. Lolly: Money in general; origin unknown.
  60. Loot: Large sum of money; originally money received from stolen plunder or other illicit means.
  61. Lucci: Money in general; loot; possibly stemming from term lucre.
  62. Lucre: Money that has been acquired through ill-gotten means.
  63. Mega bucks: See big bucks.
  64. Monkey: British slang for 500 pounds sterling; originates from soldiers returning from India, where the 500 rupee note had a picture of a monkey on it.
  65. Moola: Money in general (origin unknown) Also spelled moolah.
  66. Notes: Money in general; reference to banknotes from a bank.
  67. Nugget: Referencing gold, but a general term for money of any kind.
  68. OPM: Other people’s money; accounting term.
  69. Slang term for money Paper: Paper bills of any kind.
  70. Payola: Money in general, specifically money earned as compensation for labor; a paycheck.
  71. Pesos: Money in general; Pesos are the official currency of Mexico.
  72. Plunder: Stolen money.
  73. Quid: One pound (100 pence) in British currency.
  74. Rack: Synonym for dollars when talking about thousands. Five thousand racks. Ten racks.
  75. Rock: Million dollars
  76. Roll: Shortened term for bankroll.
  77. Sawbuck: Ten-dollar bill. Originated from a sawbuck device, which is a device for holding wood to be cut into pieces. Its shape is that of an “X” form at each end, which are joined by cross bars below the intersections of the X’s. The “X” shape resembles the Roman Numeral for ten, hence sawbuck.
  78. Scratch: Money in general (origin unknown).
  79. Scrilla: Money in general (Possibly formed from analogy to another slang money term: paper. Paper once came in the form of a scroll. Scroll became scrilla.).
  80. Shekels: Money in general (biblical currency; also modern day currency of Israel).
  81. Nicknames for money Singles: Single one-dollar bills.
  82. Smackers: Dollars (origin unknown).
  83. Stacks: Multiples of one thousand dollars.
  84. Ten-spot: Ten-dollar bill.
  85. Tenners: Ten-dollar bills.
  86. Turkey: Money in general; sometimes referred to in the phrase let’s talk turkey.
  87. Wad: Large sum of money; usually a bundled sum carried in your pockets.
  88. Wonga: English Romany word for money.
  89. Yard: One hundred dollars.

Summary: Slang for Cash

Other names for money I hope some of these other words for money were new to you. As I mentioned above, this list is obviously not exhaustive. People will be finding new ways in which to describe money until the end of time.

Until then, I will be here documenting them as they appear on the literary scene.

If you see any easy terms that I missed in my list, tweet me at @Writing_Class, and I will add them to the list.

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I find very little about money to be interesting, other than counting my own, but I’ve noted that there’s a rich fund of slang terms for money that can help enliven both casual and more serious content about currency and finance. Here’s a roster of slang synonyms in plural form for words for US currency in particular, many of which are useful for playful references to money or as options for evoking a historical period in fiction by using contemporary idiom:

1. Bank: money
2. Benjamins: a one-hundred-dollar bill (in reference to the portrait of Benjamin Franklin that distinguishes it)
3. Big ones: multiples of one thousand dollars
4. Bills: multiples of one hundred dollars
5. Bones: dollars (origin unknown)
6. Bread: money in general (on the analogy of it being a staple of life)
7. Bucks: dollars (perhaps from a reference to buckskins, or deerskins, which were once used as currency)
8. Cabbage: paper money (from its color)
9. Cheddar (or chedda): money (origin unknown, but perhaps from the concept of cheese distributed by the government to welfare recipients)
10. Clams: dollars (perhaps from the onetime use of seashells as currency)
11. Coin: money, either paper or coinage
12-13. Cs (or C-notes): multiples of one hundred dollars (from the Roman symbol for “one hundred”)
14. Dead presidents: paper money (from the portraits of various former US presidents that usually distinguish bills of various denominations)
15. Dime: ten dollars (by multiplication of the value of the ten-cent coin)
16. Dough: money in general (akin to the usage of bread)
17-18. Doubles (or dubs): twenty-dollar bills
19. Ducats: money (from the Italian coin)
20. Fins: five-dollar bills (perhaps from the shared initial sound with fives)
21. Five-spots: five-dollar bills
22. Fivers: five-dollar bills
23. Folding stuff: paper money
24. Greenbacks: paper money (from the color of the ink)
25. Gs: thousand-dollar bills (an abbreviation for grand)
26. Grand: one thousand dollars (as in “three grand” for “three thousand dollars”)
27. Large: thousand-dollar bills
28. Lettuce: paper money (from its color)
29. Long green: paper money (from its shape and color)
30. Loot: money (originally denoted goods obtained illicitly or as the spoils of war)
31. Lucre: money or profit (from the biblical expression “filthy lucre,” meaning “ill-gained money”)
32. Moola (or moolah): money (origin unknown)
33. Nickel: five dollars (by multiplication of the value of the five-cent coin)
34. Ones: dollars (also, fives for “five-dollar bills,” tens for “ten-dollar bills,” and so on)
35. Quarter: twenty-five dollars (by multiplication of the value of the twenty-five-cent coin)
36. Sawbucks: ten-dollar bills (from the resemblance of X, the Roman symbol for ten, to a sawbuck, or sawhorse)
37. Scratch: money (perhaps from the idea that one has to struggle as if scratching the ground to obtain it)
38. Shekels: dollars (from the biblical currency)
39. Simoleons: dollars (perhaps from a combination of simon, slang for the British sixpence and later the American dollar, and napoleon, a form of French currency)
40. Singles: one-dollar bills
41. Skrilla: money (origin unknown)
42. Smackers: dollars (origin unknown)
43. Spondulix: money (either from spondylus, a Greek word for a shell once used as currency, or from the prefix spondylo-, which means “spine” or “vertebra”; these have a common etymology)
44. Stacks: multiples of a thousand dollars
45. Tenners: ten-dollar bills
46. Ten-spots: ten-dollar bills
47. Two bits: twenty-five cents (a reference to pieces of eight, divisible sections of a Mexican real, or dollar)
48. Wad: a bundle of paper money
49. Wampum: money (from the Native American term wampumpeag, referring to native currency)
50. Yards: one hundred dollars

There are, of course, many other terms, dated or current, including borrowings of foreign terms like dinero. What did I miss (or omit)?

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We’ve got our mind on our money and our money on our mind. And while we’re mulling over all this moolah, we’re also thinking about the many words we use to refer to cash. Don’t believe us? We’ll put our money where our mouth is and show you all the words we could find. (And best of all, it won’t cost you a dime! … Feeling lucky yet?)

cash

The English word cash was first recorded in the late 1500s and comes through the French casse (“case, box”) from the Latin capsa (“case” or “coffer”), which both refer to things you keep money in.

green

In the US, money is often referred to as green or the green because paper bills are—wait for it—green!

greenbacks

The slang greenbacks for US paper bills dates back to the Civil War when the government began using green ink on the reverse side of banknotes to attempt to thwart counterfeiters.

lettuce and cabbage

These two vegan-friendly words for money date all the way back to the early 1900s and yet again reference the green color of dollar bills.

coin

The slang coin is used in both the United States and the United Kingdom to refer generally to money, and not just the varieties of metal coins that have been used as currency for thousands of years.

bills

Dollar bills have been issued by the US government since 1862, but the slang bill is often used to specifically mean $100.

cheddar

There are several theories as to why the cheesy slang cheddar is used to refer to money. According to the most popular theory, cheddar referred to government cheese found in welfare packages. From there, it was used to refer to money (i.e. benefits) from the government rather than the cheese.

scratch

The American slang scratch for money can be traced back to 1914, but nobody knows why this itchy word was first used to refer to cash.

bank

The term bank has been used to refer to money—and not just the place we keep it—since the 1500s. Its use to indicate a large sum of money can be traced back to at least the 1990s.

bread

The word bread has been used as American slang for money since at least the 1930s. Food is among the most important reasons people need money, and the slang bread likely refers to the fact that bread is one of the most commonly eaten (and purchased) foods.

dough

Interestingly, the slang dough for money predates the slang bread, as it has been used in this sense since at least the 1830s. However, it is commonly thought that using dough for money is related to the use of bread as “livelihood” (“to earn one’s bread”) that has been attested since the 1700s.

bacon

The word bacon is used to refer to money or wealth in phrases such as bring home the bacon. This phrase has been recorded since 1924, and it is widely believed to refer to a game played at county fairs in which a person would be awarded a greased pig if they could successfully catch it.

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Benjamins

Benjamin Franklin has been on the $100 bill since 1914, and the slang Benjamins for $100 bills obviously references this fact. Less commonly, other dollar bills may also be referred to by the people depicted on them, such as Washingtons, Lincolns, Hamiltons, and Jacksons.

moolah

The slang moolah has been used to refer to money since at least 1936, but it is another word with unknown origins.

big ones

The phrase big ones is used both in the US and UK to refer to dollar bills/pounds or to large amounts of money such as a thousand dollars/pounds or a million dollars/pounds. Big ones has been used in this sense since at least 1863.

bucks

The word buck has been used as American slang for a dollar since at least 1856. It is possible the word buck refers to the deerskins that were used as currency in the 1700s.

fiver and tenner

The slang words fiver and tenner are used in the US and UK to refer to five dollars/pounds and ten dollars/pounds, and it seems likely that they have been ever since these bills have been in circulation.

cha-ching

The words cha-ching, ka-ching, or ker-ching have been used to refer to money since at least 1969. They’re onomatopoeic expressions based on the sound of a cash register.

simoleons

The word simoleon has been used as US slang for a dollar since the 1880s, and it is yet another word with an unknown origin—though it’s possible the word is a blend of Simon and Napoleon.

shekels

The word shekels can be traced back to at least the 1820s, and it is clearly based on the shekel (sheqel in Hebrew) coins used by the Hebrews, Babylonians, and Phoenicians during Biblical times. The currency of Israel is also known as the New Israel Shekel or shekel, for short.

chump change

The phrase chump change to refer to a small amount of money emerged from Black slang during the 1960s.

Monopoly money

The slang phrase Monopoly money is often used to refer to small amounts of money or something that is worthless. Obviously, the phrase references the fake paper money used in the popular(ly infuriating) board game Monopoly.

bones

The slang bone has been used to mean a dollar since at least 1889, and it is another slang term with unclear origins.

K

The letter K is used as shorthand to mean a thousand dollars; if someone has 50K, they have $50,000. A K represents the Greek prefix kilo-, which is used in many words that refer to a thousand of something.

grand

The word grand is used in US and UK slang to mean a thousand dollars or a thousand pounds. There are several theories where this term came from, including the possibility that it refers to $1,000 being a grand (“large”) sum of money.

C-note

The slang C-note refers to a $100 bill, and the letter C refers to the Roman numeral for 100 that was printed on early $100 banknotes.

clams

Beginning a run of old-timey slang that would have been popular among 1920s bootlegging gangsters, the word clam was probably used as a term for a dollar based on the practices of using shells as currency seen in ancient societies and some Native American tribes.

ducats or duckets

The slang ducats or duckets is based on the gold coins and silver coins of the same name that were once used in parts of Europe.

smackers and smackeroos

Smackers has been used to refer to money since the 1920s, and the sillier smackeroos (or smackarolas, smackeroonies, smackerolas, smackeroonyos, and smackolas) emerged in the 1940s. While we don’t know for sure, it is possible that the term references “smacking” dollar bills into someone’s hand.

large

The slang large, meaning a thousand dollars, likely comes from the fact that thousands of dollars would be a large amount of money for most people.

spondulix

The slang word spondulix (and its many spelling variations: spondees, spondles, spondools, spondooli, spondooliks, and spondulix) is unfortunately another one whose origin we simply do not know.

dead presidents

Returning to modern times, we’re looking at the term dead presidents. While most denominations of US paper money do feature images of dead presidents on them, dollar bills also feature influential people who were never president, such as Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, and—in the future—Harriet Tubman.

stacks

Stacks, or fat stacks, refers to towering stacks a person would have if they were rich. A stack can mean specifically $10K.

paper

Unlike most paper, US paper money is made out of cotton and linen rather than the wood pulp used in paper you can buy at the store.

bands

The slang bands references the currency bands that people and banks can use to store and transport large amounts of dollar bills.

rack

The slang rack means a thousand dollars and was popularized by rapper Yung Chris in his 2011 song “Racks.”

fetti

Fetti is said to have emerged from Black slang in the Bay Area and, according to popular theory, comes from feria, a Spanish slang word for money.

guap

The slang guap has been used in rap music since the 2000s, but nobody is exactly sure where this word originally came from.

skrilla or scrilla

Skrilla, also spelled scrilla, has been used in rap music since the 1990s, but it is another word whose exact origin is unclear.

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lucci

Lucci is another slang word that can be found in 1990s rap music. A common theory suggests it is based on the word lucre.

C.R.E.A.M.

The acronym C.R.E.A.M., which stands for “Cash Rules Everything Around Me,” was created by the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan in their 1994 song “C.R.E.A.M.” In an interview, Raekwon the Chef revealed that the slang cream for money was invented by children from his neighborhood and was inspired by, of all things, Tom and Jerry cartoons.

Gouda

The slang Gouda for money was popularized by rapper E-40, who is known for his creative wordplay. According to E-40, Gouda was inspired by the older terms cheese and cheddar and—he admits—the credit for using this specific type of cheese really belongs to his wife.

dosh

Among Brits, dosh is a popular slang term for money, and it can be traced back to the 1950s. Sadly, it is another word with an unknown origin.

quid

The slang quid is used by Brits, Australians, and New Zealanders to refer to a pound sterling or an Australian pound. Quid is recorded back to the 1600s and possibly comes from the Latin quid used in phrases such as quid pro quo.

Australian slang

Australians use some fun slang words to refer to their colorful paper money. Some of these terms include prawn for the pink five dollar bill, blue swimmer for the blue 10, lobster for the red 20, and pineapple for the yellow 50.


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An Illustrated Tour of Slang Terms for Money

The English language is rich in slang expressions for money, and often these terms tell us something interesting about the nation using them. With this in mind, the team at Art Money and Go Compare has created a series of artworks made out of actual money to illustrate their favourite slang words. From “wonga” to “boodle”, take a look and see how many you know.

1. Buck (US) 

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Slang for one US dollar

The expression originates from 18th Century pioneer-era America, when deer (or “buck”) skins were used as currency. To this day, “buck” remains one of the most commonly used terms in the USA for money.

For ex: “I can’t believe I spent ten bucks on that terrible movie.” 

2. Quid (UK)

slang-for-money-quic

Slang for one British pound

Theories abound as to where the term “quid” came from, but a popular theory is that it derived from the Latin quid pro quo, meaning “something for something”.

For ex: “I don’t suppose you could lend me a couple of quid? I’ll pay you back tomorrow.

3. Wonga (UK)

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British slang for money

“Wonga” is a modification of the British Romani word for coal, “wongar”. Interestingly enough, “coal” itself was a slang phrase for money in the 18th and 19th centuries.

For ex: “If you move to London, I’m sure you’ll earn a lot more wonga than you do in Leeds.”

4. Monkey (London via India)

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London slang for £500

Though familiar to many Londoners, the term “monkey” is actually Indian slang for a 500 rupee note, which used to have a monkey on it. When the British Empire occupied India in the 19th century, some Indian slang words made it over to the UK, with “monkey” being one of them.

For ex: “I earned a monkey for a day’s work last Sunday.”  

5. Brass (Northern England)

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Northern English slang for money

This term comes from the northern English phrase: “Where there’s muck, there’s brass”. In the working class towns of the 19th century, many people made a living from gathering and selling scrap metal – and eventually “brass” became a shorthand for money.

Although a northern English term, all Brits will understand the expression, “More brass than brains”, which means “More money than sense”.

For ex: “My friend, despite not knowing a thing about restaurants, has just bought one! He’s mad, he’s got more brass than brains!”

6. Cheese (US)

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US slang term for money

“Cheese” has its roots in the American welfare system, where after the Second World War claimants would receive a block of cheese in their benefits package. More recently, the term has evolved and now many Americans refer to cash as “cheddar”.

For ex: “I lost my job. I need to find somewhere new to get my cheese.”

7. Boodle (UK / US)

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Slang term for ill-gotten gains

“Boodle” was originally used to refer to criminal profits and counterfeit banknotes but can now be used to describe all forms of money. It is thought to have originated from the Dutch word for property, “boedel”.

For ex: “We saved a boodle by buying a house away from the city centre.”

A common expression to describe someone with lots of money, would be to team “boodle” up with “oodles” meaning, loads.

For ex: “Oh, she’s got oodles of boodle that girl!”

We hope you’ve enjoyed this tour.

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Slang for Money!!! This page provides some of the most common English Slang for Money. You’ll find popular slang words with example sentences to help show context for each slang provided in the following list.

Slang Words for Money

  • Loot: Money
  • Scratch: Money
  • Shekels: Dollar
  • Large: Thousand-dollar bills
  • Quarter: 25 dollar
  • K: 1000 dollar
  • Lady Godiva
  • Green: Paper money
  • Nuggets: As in gold nuggets
  • Bunce
  • Simoleans: Money
  • Boodle
  • Stash: Lots of money put away
  • Bronze
  • Jacksons: Andrew Jackson is the 20-dollar-bill USD
  • Riches: Mad money
  • Smackers: Dollar
  • Bits
  • Spondulix: Money
  • Cash: Money in general
  • Lucci: Money
  • Benjamins: Benjamin Franklin is one-hundred-dollar bill USD
  • Singles: One-dollar bill
  • Notes
  • Dosh
  • Pavarotti
  • Coin: Money
  • Lettuce: Paper money
  • Biscuits: £100 or £1000
  • Resources: Money and stuff worth money
  • Wedge
  • Knot: A lot of money all bundled together
  • Hunned: Hundred
  • Oner ‘Wunner’
  • Stacks: Multiples of a thousand dollars
  • Buckaroos
  • Tender: As in legal tender
  • Bucks (American Slang): Currency
  • Wad: A bundle of paper money
  • Ten-spot: Ten-dollar bill
  • Silver
  • Blue cheese: The blue hue of some dollar bills
  • Cheese: Money
  • Duckets: Ducats
  • Bills: Banknote, piece of money paper
  • Squids
  • Knicker
  • Yen: Japanese currency
  • Bones: Dollar
  • Pony
  • C.R.E.A.M.: Cash rules everything around me
  • Gwop: Money
  • Brick: A bundled or shrink-wrapped amount of money
  • Big ones: Multiples of one thousand dollars
  • Beer Tokens
  • Treasure: Riches
  • Monkeys
  • Dub: Twenty-dollar bill
  • Lucre: Money or profit
  • Bob: Shilling
  • Currency: Money
  • Bankroll: Roll of paper money
  • Yard: 100 dollar
  • Quid (British Slang): One pound in British currency
  • Doubloons
  • Grip: Money
  • Dough: Money in general
  • Cabbage: Paper money
  • Arthur Ashe
  • C-note: 100 dollar
  • Big ben: Ten pounds (£10) the sum, and a ten-pound note
  • Dead presidents: Paper money
  • Cheddar: Money
  • Copper
  • Ones: Dollar
  • Tuppence
  • Dimo: 10
  • Wonga
  • Fiat: Paper money
  • Moola: Money
  • Cake: Money in general
  • Paper: Money
  • Shrapnel
  • Dinero: Money
  • Pound: 5 dollar
  • Funds: Money
  • Payola: Money
  • Brass
  • Capital: Money
  • Reddies
  • G: A thousand dollar
  • Franklins: Benjamin Franklin is one-hundred-dollar bill USD
  • Dividends: Money
  • Filthy lucre
  • Chips: Money in general
  • Bacon: Money in generals
  • Chump change: A very unsubstantial amount of money
  • Gold: Money in general
  • Bread: Money in general
  • Pesos: Currency
  • Lolly
  • Bank: Money
  • Grand: 1000 dollar
  • Fideen: Fifteen
  • Change: Money
  • Dollars
  • Finances: The states of one’s money
  • Greenbacks: Paper money
  • Clams: Dollars
  • Fetti: Money
  • Racks: Lots of money
  • Bands: Paper money held together by a rubber band
  • Ends: Money
  • Five-spot: 5 dollar
  • Dime: 10 dollar

Useful Slang for Money

Slang for Money

Slang for Money Examples

  • The thieves divide the loot into equal shares.
  • Ephron has told him the land is worth four hundred shekels.
  • Put a small stash of cash aside for emergencies.
  • A lot of his writings inveigh against luxury and riches.
  • It cost me fifty smackers to get that window fixed.
  • The robber vaulted over the counter and took $200 in cash.
  • I put the coin in the machine and pulled the lever.
  • I can’t believe I spent ten bucks on that terrible movie.
  • The total bill comes to £80, so our share is £20.
  • Here are one hundred yen. Could I have changed?
  • You cannot bribe me; I do not want your filthy lucre.
  • He is the candidate with the biggest campaign bankroll.
  • He earns at least 300 quid a week.
  • This kind of chocolate is retailed at one pound a kilo.
  • I’m short of funds so I’ll pay you next week.
  • It is a shameless form of payola for those who have helped a political party to get elected.
  • We don’t have enough capital to buy new premises.
  • He would sell his soul for filthy lucre.
  • For Mary Bach, 2 cents isn’t chump change.
  • She was wearing a large gold necklace set with jewels.
  • I want to change my dollars into pesos, please.
  • The bank will supply and buy back foreign currency.
  • Would you exchange this one hundred dollar bill with five twenties?
  • We don’t have the finances to go on holiday this year.
  • But he kept on searching and finally found forty dollars in greenbacks.
  • This shirt cost me fifty clams.
  • It only costs a five-spot.
  • Can you give me a dime for two nickels?

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List of Slang for Money

Slang for Money

Last Updated on February 21, 2023

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95 Slang Words For Money And Their Meanings
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People really love money since it is needed to buy just about everything. Perhaps the fact that money is so important may help to explain why there are so many different ways to say it. These 95 slang words for money and their meanings are really worth taking a look at. This list not only contains the countless ways to speak, write or say the word money, but also what are the meanings behind each phrase or term.

Money is by far one of those words that has more slangs or terms for it than any others. This proves that cash or money, does not have be boring when speaking about it. Just keep in mind that these slang synonyms are in plural form. They are also words mostly used for US currency. Lastly, remember to never use any of these slangs for money if you are doing formal writing.

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The Slang Words For Money List

  1. Benjamins – This reference to money comes from the face of Benjamin Franklin which is found on the 100 dollar bill.
  1. Bacon – No this is not about food. Bringing ‘home the bacon’ means just that, you are bringing home the money.
  1. Bank – Using this term when speaking about money is never about the banking institution
  1. Bands – Since most people with large rolls of cash need rubber bands to hold them together, this where the word comes from.
  1. Big Ones – In reference to having multiple thousands.
  1. Bankrolls – Oh, the joy of having rolls of paper money.
  1. Bills – If you have a lot of one hundred dollar bills, then this is the term to use.
  1. Big Bucks – When referring to receiving employment compensation or payments, this is where the term applies.
  1. Biscuits – No, we are not referring to cookies here. This is what you call money in slang. Unknow origin.
  1. Bisquick – Same as above, only getting money at a faster clip.
  1. Bones – Skeletons need not apply to this term, only dollars. Unknown origin.
  1. Bread – Since cash is the staple of life, the term bread is applied well here.
  1. Bookoo Bucks – Same as big bucks.
  1. Broccoli – Since the vegetable is green, just like cash, the slang fits.
  1. Buckaroos – All cash money in general.
  1. Cabbage – Cash money is green, so is cabbage.
  1. Cheddar – Cheese is often distributed by the government to welfare recipients. The origin of this is unknown, but most seem to agree that this is where the term came from.
  1. Chedda – Another way of saying cheddar.
  1. Cake – Since cake is the same as bread or dough, then it means money.
  1. Cash – Nuff said.
  1. Cash Money – See above.
  1. Chits – This originated from signed notes for money owed on drinks, food or anything else.
  1. Chips – Since having a large sum of poker chips means you have money.
  1. CREAM – This word is an acronym which means “Cash Rules Everything Around Me.”
  1. Clams – If you got clams, then you got money.
  1. Coin – Whether paper or coin, if you got it, then you got cash.
  1. Chump Change – This refers to money, but only small sums of it.
  1. Cs or C-notes – The Roman symbol for one hundred is C so this goes back to that.
  1. Dead Presidents – This is reference to all the presidents which appear on the US currency.
  1. Dime – When you have multiple sums of ten dollar bills, you got a lot of dimes.
  1. Dinero – Meaning money is Latin, this originated from the currency of Christian states in Spain.
  1. Doubloons – Gold doubloons equals money.
  1. Dough – If you got the dough, then you definitely have some cash.
  1. Doubles – In reference to 20 dollar bills.
  1. Dubs – Same as above
  1. Ducats – In reference to the Italian coin.
  1. Fins – Not the fish, but the five dollar bills.
  1. Five Spots – $5.00 dollar bills.
  1. Fivers – Same as above.
  1. Fetti – This term originated from the Spanish term ‘Feria’ which means money, of course.
  1. Franklins – Benjamin Franklin is very popular in the slang world. This is in reference to him and the $100.00 bill.
  1. Frog – Unclear of origin, meaning a $50 bet on a horse.
  1. Frog Skins – Cash money in general.
  1. Folding Stuff – Reference to paper money being able to be folded.
  1. Greenbacks – Term from the color of the ink on the money.
  1. Grand – This term dates back to the early 1900’s when having a thousand dollars was considered to be very grand or a grand sum of money.
  1. G’s – If you got G’s, then you got a lot of cash – Reference to thousands.
  1. Gold – In any language, gold equals money since it is a tangible product for countless of years.
  1. Green – This is in reference to the color of money being green in paper money.

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  1. Guineas – Term used due to the coin which was minted in England during the years 1663 to 1813.
  1. Guac – Guacamoles are green in color so this is where the short version comes from.
  1. Gwop – Currency in general.
  1. Half-yard – In terms of the fifty dollar bill.
  1. Hundies – All about the hundred dollar bills.
  1. Jacksons – The president Andrew Jackson is on the $20 bill. If you got ‘Jacksons,’ then you got cash!
  1. Knots – Wads of money are usually in knots.
  1. Large – Term used for the thousand dollar bill.
  1. Lettuce – Another green vegetable with a green color which means paper money.
  1. Long Green – This comes from the paper money’s color and shape.
  1. Lucre – Derives from the biblical term ‘Filthy lucre’ which means ‘money gained illicitly’.
  1. Loot – This term originally came from reference of spoils of war or other money earned unlawfully.
  1. Lolly – The origin is unknown but it is in reference to money in general.
  1. Lucci – This can be another version of lucre – although real origin unknown.
  1. Mega Bucks – Same as big bucks
  1. Monkey – This originated from the British slang for 500 pounds of sterling. When soldiers returned from India, they had a 500 rupee note which had an image of a monkey.
  1. Moola – Also spelled moolah, the origin of this word is unknown. It is about money in general terms.
  1. Notes – Just like C-notes, this refers to bank notes from a financial institution.
  1. Nuggets – The reference is from gold being a term of money.
  1. Nickel – Based on the five dollar bill. This refers to multiplying the value of the five-cent coin.
  1. Ones – Dollar bills, same as fives, tens and so on.
  1. OPM – Acronym for Other People’s Money.
  1. Paper – Money in paper bills of any kind.
  1. Pesos – Latin for money or dollars. The peso is the currency in Mexico and sevaral other latin countries.
  1. Payola – This is reference to money earned via a paycheck or for labor done.
  1. Plunder – Just like the real word and its meaning, stolen money.
  1. Quid – Reference to British currency which means one pound or 100 pence.
  1. Quarter – Referring to twenty five dollars. This goes back to multiplying the value of the coin for 25 cents.
  1. Rack – This refers to money when talking about thousands. Each rack is synonymous for dollars.
  1. Rock – If you got the rock, you got a million dollars.
  1. Roll – Short term which refers to bankroll one may have.
  1. Scratch – Refers to money in general. The origin is unknown though.
  1. Scrilla (Also spelled Skrilla) – Slang possibly formed from other terms such as scrolls (meaning paper) and paper meaning money.
  1. Sawbucks – This terms is in reference to the Roman symbol for ten – X – or a sawhorse.
  1. Shekels – Derives from the biblical terms, meaning dollars.
  1.  Smackers – Reference to dollars. Origin unknown.
  1. Singles – Dollar bills equals money in singles.
  1. Simoleons – Used from the slang from British sixpence, napoleon from French currency and the American dollar combination.
  1. Spondulix – Derives from the Greek word ‘Spondylus’ which was a shell used a form of currency once.
  1. Stacks – Referring to having multiple stacks of thousand dollars.
  1. Ten-spot – Meaning ten dollar bills.
  1. Tenners – Same as above.
  1. Two-bits – A reference to the divisible sections of a Mexican ‘real’ or dollar. Also twenty five cents.
  1. Wad – Have a bundle of paper money.
  1. Wonga – This derives from the English Romany word for money.
  1. Yard – Meaning one hundred dollars.
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Let’s have some fun learning to speak English by using slang to talk about money. 🤑 Did you know that in American English we have over 101 ways to talk about money?

Each country has a different currency, and therefore different slang words for it. This is even true within the United States! Each state might have different slang words to go along with different American accents. It’s important to know these different names, as some of them are used as often (or more) as the official names for money in the United States.

In this lesson, we’ll share which slang words are most common, and the ones that native speakers actually use. But, we’ll also show you some that you should be aware of, even if you never actually get to use or hear them in the real world.

  1. CURRENCY: The units we use to exchange money for products or services.

  2. CASH: Physical money

  3. CHANGE: When you pay in cash, you’ll likely receive change, which is the remaining amount owed back to you after you pay a certain amount. You might also hear the expression ‘loose change’ or ‘spare change,’ which is pretty much any small amount of money you might have in your pocket/bag/drawer/nightstand/etc. These are common if you live in bigger cities, where the homeless, or people collecting money for a cause or charity, might come up to you in the street and ask.

  4. COINS: The metal form of money, called cents, which are broken up into 4 kinds in the USA.

  5. PENNY: 1 cent

  6. NICKEL: 5 cents

  7. DIME: 10 cents

  8. QUARTER: 25 center, because it is a quarter value of a dollar (100 cents)

  9. HALF DOLLAR: 50 cents, a coin that is not widely circulated, but exists! (not to be confused with Fifty Cent, the rapper 😂)

  10. MOOLA/MOOLAH

  11. BUCKS: This word comes from the buckskins that Native Americans used to trade as currency (you will also see this used in places like the lottery, eg. “Megabucks”).

  12. SINGLE: $1, and you can say singles to mean a lot of dollar bills

  13. DOLLAR BILL: one dollar (also the name of a character on a show called “Billions,” which is an amazing show to watch if you want to !)

  14. DOUGH

  15. BREAD

  16. CAKE

  17. CHUMP CHANGE: An insignificant amount of money.

  18. GREENBACK: Because the dollar is green!

  19. SMACKER

  20. LOOT: A general, non-countable amount

  21. BANK: As in to make bank, not the actual place where money is kept!

  22. BACON: As in to bring home the bacon, meaning to make money to pay the bills (in this case, bills means invoices you owe for services rendered, like your electricity or water bill, and not like a dollar bill, even though they all represent a value!)

  23. A ONE: a single dollar bill

  24. FIVE NOTE: a $5 bill

  25. FIVER: a $5 bill

  26. TEN NOTE: a $10 bill

  27. A TEN: a $10 bill

  28. A TWENTY: a $20 bill

  29. JACKSON: In reference to Andrew Jackson, the president on the $20 bill.

  30. DEAD PRESIDENTS: Most bills have pictures of dead presidents, and that’s where this name comes from.

  31. C-NOTE: C is the Roman numeral for 100, so this is slang for the $100 bill.

  32. FRANKLIN: $100, because the person on that bill is Benjamin Franklin (one of the Founding Fathers of the USA, even though he was not the president!)

  33. BENJAMINS: $100, see above!

  34. BENJIES: $100, see above!

  35. GRAND: One grand equals one thousand dollars.

  36. K: In Greek, the letter K stands for kilo, which equals a thousand, and that’s why adding a K to an amount multiplies that number by 1,000 (3K = $3,000).

  37. BISCUITS

  38. GRAVY

  39. C.R.E.A.M.: Which comes from an acronym that stands for “cash rules everything around me,” created by the Wu-Tang Clan, a hip-hop group from NYC.

  40. CABBAGE

  41. LETTUCE

  42. SALAD

  43. CHEESE

  44. CHEDDAR

  45. TAMALES

  46. GUAP/GWOP:

  47. GUAC: Short for the delicious, green dish known as guacamole, which is another word for money!

  48. DINERO: From the Spanish word for money.

  49. PESO/PESOS: From the Spanish name for the official currency of several countries. This is also used as Spanish slang in Puerto Rico for the US dollar, which is the official currency there!

  50. BANDS: As in the rubber or paper bands use to wrap around money. 💵

  51. CAPITAL

  52. CHIPS: Not the edible kind, but instead the kind you’d use at a casino or in a game of poker.

  53. SCRILLA

  54. SCRILL

  55. CLAMS

  56. BONES

  57. SCRATCH

  58. DIMO

  59. PAPER

  60. STASH

  61. SIMOLEONS

  62. DIVIDENDS

  63. DOING UNITS

  64. DUB

  65. DUCKETS

  66. FETTI: From confetti! 🎊

  67. FIAT

  68. FIDEEN: fifteen, as in $15

  69. HUNNED: $100, also known as hunnies

  70. FINANCES: The state of one’s money.

  71. FUNDS

  72. GOLD

  73. GREEN

  74. GRIP

  75. KNOT

  76. LARGE

  77. LUCCI

  78. NUGGET

  79. PAYOLA

  80. POUND: Not like the British pound, but instead in reference to $5.

  81. RACKS

  82. RESOURCES

  83. RICHES

  84. STACKS

  85. TENDER

  86. TREASURE

  87. WAD

  88. YARD

  89. YEN

  90. MILLI: one million dollars

  91. M: one million dollars

  92. MM: one million dollars

  93. ROCK

  94. OPM: “Other People’s Money”

  95. BANKROLL

  96. SHILLINGS

  97. NOTES

  98. LOLLY

  99. READIES

  100. FOLDING STUFF

  101. COIN: Without the plural S, defined as the metallic currency, but can also be used to define money in general.

*Keep in mind that many of these words are slang, meaning they are not the correct way of pronouncing a word in a different sense, or the official term.



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