a member of the moneyed classes
luxury goods that are purchased mainly by moneyed tourists from abroad
Recent Examples on the WebThe aristocracy, the moneyed middle class and the working poor are set side by side to see which might have the generational advantage.—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024 There is a vast, popular, and moneyed right-wing audio ecosystem out there.—Ariel Shapiro, The Verge, 11 Apr. 2024 Caught between these moneyed interests are patients, who are mostly in the dark.—Chris Hamby, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2024 Schools were shuttered—less due to the rhythms of our agrarian past than to moneyed classes fleeing the cities before the advent of air conditioning—and swimming pools were open.—Lydia Millet, TIME, 2 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for moneyed
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