Meanings
nounmoney shift (plural money shifts)
plural money shifts
- automotiveAn incorrect shift to a lower gear, when meaning to shift to a higher gear.
- automotiveAn event that causes damage to a car by incorrectly shifting to a lower gear when a higher gear is desired
verbmoney shift (third-person singular simple present money shifts, present participle money shifting, simple past and past participle money shifted)
present singular third person money shifts · participle present money shifting · participle past money shifted · past money shifted
- automotiveTo incorrectly shift to a lower gear, when meaning to shift to a higher gear.
- automotiveTo damage a car when incorrectly shifting to a lower gear when a higher gear is desired
Origin
Backformation from money shifting
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APA
money shift. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/money%20shift
MLA
“money shift.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/money%20shift. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “money shift,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/money%20shift.
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