Meanings
- derogatoryoftenslanguncountableBanknotes of foreign currency; especially those which are vibrant or flimsy.
Synonyms: play money, funny money, funny money
- uncountableMoney, especially paper money, that is perceived to have little or no value, or to be distributed freely.
- idiomaticuncountableMoney that does not exist; referring to fraudulent record keeping.
They did so to conceal the fact that they were playing with Monopoly money—fabricating profits as phony as the pastel-colored money used in the classic Parker Brothers board game.
2005, Craig M. Boise, Playing with ‘Monopoly Money’: Phony Profits, Fraud Penalties and Equity, Minnesota Law Review, volume 90, page 144
Synonyms & antonyms
nounPlay money.
nounBanknotes of foreign currency; especially those which are vibrant or flimsy.
Translations
Danish matadorpenge, matadorpenge
- matadorpengepaper play money — see also play money
- matadorpengestrange-looking foreign currency
Finnish monopoliraha, monopoliraha
- monopolirahapaper play money — see also play money
- monopolirahastrange-looking foreign currency
French billet de Monopoly
- billet de Monopolystrange-looking foreign currency
Italian denaro del Monopoli
- denaro del Monopolistrange-looking foreign currency
Cite this entry
Monopoly money. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Monopoly%20money
“Monopoly money.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Monopoly%20money. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Monopoly money,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Monopoly%20money.
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