money bag

See also: moneybag

English

A bag with a dollar sign.

Alternative forms

moneybag

Noun

money bag (plural money bags)

A bag, normally with a drawstring, used for holding money.
(in the plural) A wealthy person.
- 1820, John Keats, "Isabell; or, The Pot of Basil", XVIII:
  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.

Translations

bag used for holding money

Chinese:
Mandarin: 錢袋 (zh), 钱袋 (zh) (qiándài), 錢袋子, 钱袋子 (qiándàizi)
Finnish: rahasäkki
Irish: mála airgid m

Latin: pasceolus m
Maori: pēke moni
Tagalog: talega

wealthy person

Chinese:
Mandarin: 富翁 (zh) (fùwēng)

Finnish: kroisos
French: richard (fr) m

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Greek: ^{(please verify)} πουγκί (el) n (pougkí)

Anagrams

bogey man, bogeyman

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