money bag

noun

A bag, normally with a drawstring, used for holding money.

“Near-synonym: cash machine”

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Meanings

nounmoney bag (plural money bags)

plural money bags · alternative moneybag

  1. A bag, normally with a drawstring, used for holding money.
  2. figurativelyin pluralA wealthy person.

    Near-synonym: cash machine

    1 more example

    How could these money-bags see east and west?— Yet so they did—and every dealer fair Must see behind, as doth the hunted hare.

    1820, John Keats, Isabell; or, The Pot of Basil, section XVIII

    Synonyms: cash machine

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA wealthy person.

Similar
cash machine
Also see
cash machine

Translations

Bulgarian кесия, богаташ
  • кесия (kesija)bag used for holding money
  • богаташ (bogataš)wealthy person
Chinese Mandarin 錢袋 /钱袋, 錢袋子 /钱袋子
  • 錢袋 /钱袋 (qiándài)bag used for holding money
  • 錢袋子 /钱袋子 (qiándàizi)bag used for holding money
  • 富翁 (fùwēng)wealthy person
Finnish rahasäkki, rahapussi
  • rahasäkkibag used for holding money
  • rahapussibag used for holding money
  • kroisoswealthy person
French escarcelle, richard
  • escarcellebag used for holding money
  • richardwealthy person
German Geldsack, Geldsack
  • Geldsackbag used for holding money
  • Geldsackwealthy person
  • Pfeffersackwealthy person
Hungarian pénzeszsák
  • pénzeszsákwealthy person
Irish mála airgid
  • mála airgidbag used for holding money
Japanese 金持ち
  • 金持ち (kanemochi)wealthy person
Latin pasceolus
  • pasceolusbag used for holding money
Māori pēke moni
  • pēke monibag used for holding money
Polish sakwa, sakiewka
  • sakwabag used for holding money
  • sakiewkabag used for holding money
Portuguese ricaço, ricaça
  • ricaçowealthy person
  • ricaçawealthy person
Tagalog talega
  • talegabag used for holding money
Vietnamese túi tiền
  • túi tiềnbag used for holding money
Cite this entry
APA

money bag. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/money%20bag

MLA

“money bag.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/money%20bag. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “money bag,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/money%20bag.

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