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old money

noun[uncountable]Idioms
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  1. 🔊/ˌəʊld ˈmʌni/
    🔊/ˌəʊld ˈmʌni/
     wealth that has been in a family for many generations; people whose families have been wealthy for many generations
    • Well-spoken and smartly dressed, he creates an aura of privilege and old money.他说话讲究，衣着考究，创造了特权和古老金钱的光环。
    • He plays a rich kid whose family is old money in New Orleans.他扮演一个有钱的孩子，其家庭在新奥尔良是老钱。
    compare new money
  2. 🔊/ˈəʊld mʌni/
    🔊/ˈəʊld mʌni/
     a system of money that is no longer used in a particular country
    • They used to cost two shillings in old money.他们曾经花了两先令的旧钱。
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in old money
  1. (British English, informal) used to give an amount, a measurement, etc. using older or more traditional units that may be more familiar to some people
    • The fish measured 29 centimetres (that's a foot in old money).这条鱼长29厘米（用旧钱算是一英尺）。