1 (gen) dinero (m) Spanish money dinero español; there's money in second-hand cars los coches de segunda mano son (un) buen negocio
"money back if not satisfied" "si no queda satisfecho le devolvemos su dinero" we're talking [big] money the drug pushers were making big money outside the school gates the impact of big money on policy and politics the really big money in athletics is found elsewhere
to bring in money aportar dinero who brings in all the money in this household? my part-time job brings in a bit of money
to come into money heredar dinero I came into some money when my husband died it's a bargain [for] the money
when do I get my money? ¿cuándo me vas a pagar? he gets his money on Fridays to get one's money [back] I want my money [back] an investor who wants to get his money back in a hurry if you cancel the booking you don't get your money back I lent him £10 knowing full well I wouldn't get it back
to earn good money ganar un buen sueldo; ganar su buen dinero or dinerito (informal); ganar sus buenos dineros or dineritos (informal) I was earning good money then - I couldn't afford two holidays a year now you can earn good money as a software engineer
I paid or gave good money for it pagué un buen dinero por ello
I'd rather be paid in money prefiero que me paguen en dinero he paid his servants in kind rather than in money the refund can be paid in money or in the form of a credit voucher
your money or your life! ¡la bolsa o la vida!
to make money [+person] ganar dinero; [+business] rendir; dar dinero he made his money by dealing in cotton ganó el dinero que tiene comerciando con algodón
they couldn't find work or make money in the cities the only bit of the firm that consistently made money to [print] money he warned that they should not print money to spend their way out of the economic hole they're simply printing money to make war Serbia cannot print money indefinitely and cannot continue to borrow from bankrupt banks
to put money into sth invertir dinero en algo we've put a lot of money into coaching these youngsters to put money into an investment you put money into an investment in the hope that it will generate a profit Chinese businessmen went on putting money into Southeast Asian countries what's the good of putting my money into aeroplanes? to [put] money [on] sth he put £100 on a rank outsider in the 2 o'clock
it was money well spent fue dinero bien empleado
bad money drives out good el dinero malo echa fuera al bueno
money doesn't grow on trees el dinero no cae del cielo or de los árboles
to have money to burn estar cargado or podrido de dinero (informal) he was a high-earning broker with money to burn to make money hand over fist the shop was doing well - we were making money hand over fist
money isn't everything el dinero no lo es todo
it's money for jam or money for old rope (Britain) es dinero regalado (informal) the shares were up by 86% to Pounds 5.63m in the first half - sounds like money for old rope he might have been grateful for the opportunity to earn some money for old rope
to throw good money after bad echar la soga tras el caldero further investment in delorean might amount to throwing good money after bad
to be in the money estar bien de dinero if you are one of the lucky callers chosen to play, you could be in the money I'll pay for the meal - I'm in the money at the moment
to be made of money ser millonario; tener un banco I'm not made of money do you think I'm made of money?
for my money that's the one for my money! ¡yo apostaría por ese!
for my money it's not worthwhile
I'd put money on it he'll be back, I'd put money on it apuesto (lo que sea) a que volverá
my money is on ...
my money is on Fred yo apuesto por Fred he may be putting his money on a loser the PLO, in putting its money on Saddam, has made one of the biggest gambles in its history I'd put my money on Clinton before I'd go with Bush again China experiments with financial freedom and puts its money on Hong Kong with England not playing, /the [smart] money was on the Germans/
to put one's money where one's mouth is predicar con el ejemplo if the government is so keen to improve standards in schools they should put their money where their mouth is and give us more resources
to spend money like water tener un agujero en el bolsillo; ser un/una manirroto/a he spends money like water, you know, he'll probably buy half-a-dozen of your airships
to throw one's money about or around tirar or derrochar el dinero he'd hire planes, anything he wanted, throwing money about they say she is mean, and it is true she does not throw her money around, but ... Madonna didn't throw her money around when she hired extras to make a quickie pop video - she hired people on the cheap who were prepared to work a 12-hour day for £65
to throw money at a problem intentar solucionar un problema a base de dinero rather than simply throwing money and technology at the problem, we needed to establish priorities for our financial and technical resources
to get one's money's worth sacar partido a su dinero he certainly gives the audience its money's worth la verdad es que con él el público sale contento
having paid so much, I was determined to get my money's worth
money can't buy happiness el dinero no da or trae la felicidad
money makes money dinero llama dinero
money makes the world go round el dinero mueve montañas Money makes the world go round, and much more so after 16 years in which money and markets have made inexorable advances into corners of society where social and ethical considerations once used to apply
(the love of) money is the root of all evil el dinero es la raíz de todos los males
money talks poderoso caballero es don Dinero
2 (Jur) monies or moneys (pl) sumas (f) de dinero monies paid out we drew up a scedule of payments for the rest of the monies owed pension fund trustees should be brought to parliamentary account over the misuse of these monies the moneys allotted to the school budget
public monies dinero (m) público plans that would shift public moneys into private schools it is absurd to spend government time, public moneys and people's own anxieties on trivial risks
