moneyed

adjective

mon·​eyed ˈmə-nēd 

variants or less commonly monied

1

: having money : wealthy

2

: consisting in or derived from money

Synonyms

• affluent
• deep-pocketed
• fat
• fat-cat
• flush
• loaded
• opulent
• rich
• silk-stocking
• wealthy
• well-endowed
• well-fixed
• well-heeled
• well-off
• well-to-do

Examples of moneyed in a Sentence

a member of the moneyed classes

luxury goods that are purchased mainly by moneyed tourists from abroad

Recent Examples on the Web

At the gala, Frida and her best friend Jess (Alia Shawkat) ditch their catering uniforms for shimmering dresses and attempt to blend in with the moneyed masses around Slater and get closer to him. —Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2024

At the same time that Congress has been under assault from moneyed interests from the outside, it has been beset by growing political polarization from within. —James D’angelo, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2019

In a match made in moneyed heaven, Edith Rockefeller married Harold McCormick, the son of another wealthy man and prominent Chicagoan, Cyrus McCormick, who invented the mechanical reaper, which helped in the mechanization of agriculture, in 1895. —Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 24 Oct. 2024

Harris’s success with the moneyed class infuriated Trump. —Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

moneyed

adjective

mon·​eyed

variants or monied

ˈmən-ēd 

: having money : wealthy

Legal Definition

moneyed

adjective

mon·​eyed

ˈmə-nēd

: consisting in or derived from money

a moneyed obligation