Meanings
prepositional phrase(used with a negative)
- alternativeAlternative form of for love or money.
After six such encounters in tiny corner shops which normally complained that they were out of sugar, that the cornflakes were late in again and that they couldn't get tomato sauce for love nor money, the Captain, his head reeling, had staggered into the High Street off-licence.
1992, Robert Rankin, The Antipope, page 123
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
German nicht für Geld und gute Worte, um / für kein Geld der Welt
- nicht für Geld und gute Wortenever, for no price, under no circumstances
- um / für kein Geld der Weltnever, for no price, under no circumstances
- weder für Geld noch Liebe (aus)never, for no price, under no circumstances
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for love nor money. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20love%20nor%20money
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“for love nor money.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20love%20nor%20money. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “for love nor money,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20love%20nor%20money.
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