in the money
idiom
1
US
: among the top three finishers in a race (such as a horse race)
Whatever horse I bet on, it never finishes in the money.
2
informal
: having lots of money
They struggled for many years but now they're in the money.
Examples of in the money in a Sentence
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Trump and allied groups have lagged behind President Biden and his allies in the money chase.
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Josh Dawsey The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 29 Apr. 2024
To Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, the frustrating and painful combination of interest rate hikes and orchestrated reductions in the money supply may be feeling like King Canute’s fabled attempt to counter an incoming tide.
—Bruce Yandle, Twin Cities, 28 Apr. 2024
Monetarism The most common definition of monetarism is advocating a continual increase in the money supply.
—Korok Ray, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
So much for the upswings in the money supply and inflation.
—John Greenwood, National Review, 15 Jan. 2024
Inflation shouldn’t have come as a surprise–a 40% increase in the money supply will usually impact prices.
—Sanjay Datta, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2023
And with the normal long lag between substantial contractions in the money supply and changes in economic activity, the U.S. economy is on schedule to tank in 2024.
—John Greenwood, National Review, 13 Dec. 2023
And despite an uptick in the quality of baseball around him and in the money in his pocket, his time in Toronto has been solid, but not much more than that.
—Tyler Small, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
Even worse, since 2016, only one horse out of 13 coming out of the Wood has finished in the money — Tacitus (third in 2019).
—Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 3 May 2023
Josh Dawsey The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 29 Apr. 2024
To Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, the frustrating and painful combination of interest rate hikes and orchestrated reductions in the money supply may be feeling like King Canute’s fabled attempt to counter an incoming tide.
—Bruce Yandle, Twin Cities, 28 Apr. 2024
Monetarism The most common definition of monetarism is advocating a continual increase in the money supply.
—Korok Ray, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
So much for the upswings in the money supply and inflation.
—John Greenwood, National Review, 15 Jan. 2024
Inflation shouldn’t have come as a surprise–a 40% increase in the money supply will usually impact prices.
—Sanjay Datta, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2023
And with the normal long lag between substantial contractions in the money supply and changes in economic activity, the U.S. economy is on schedule to tank in 2024.
—John Greenwood, National Review, 13 Dec. 2023
And despite an uptick in the quality of baseball around him and in the money in his pocket, his time in Toronto has been solid, but not much more than that.
—Tyler Small, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
Even worse, since 2016, only one horse out of 13 coming out of the Wood has finished in the money — Tacitus (third in 2019).
—Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 3 May 2023
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