Real Definition–adjective | 1. | true; not merely ostensible, nominal, or apparent: the real reason for an act. | | 2. | existing or occurring as fact; actual rather than imaginary, ideal, or fictitious: a story taken from real life. | | 3. | being an actual thing; having objective existence; not imaginary: The events you will see in the film are real and not just made up. | | 4. | being actually such; not merely so-called: a real victory. | | 5. | genuine; not counterfeit, artificial,
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or imitation; authentic: a real antique; a real diamond; real silk. | | 6. | unfeigned or sincere: real sympathy; a real friend. | | 7. | Informal. absolute; complete; utter: She's a real brain. | | 8. | Philosophy. | a. | existent or pertaining to the existent as opposed to the nonexistent. | | b. | actual as opposed to possible or potential. | | c. | independent of experience as opposed to phenomenal or apparent. | | | 9. | (of money, income, or the like) measured in purchasing power rather than in nominal value: Inflation has driven income down in real terms, though nominal income appears to be higher. | | 10. | Optics. (of an image) formed by the actual convergence of rays, as the image produced in a camera (opposed to virtual ). | | 11. | Mathematics. | a. | of, pertaining to, or having the value of a real number. | | b. | using real numbers: real analysis; real vector space. | | –adverb | 12. | Informal. very or extremely: You did a real nice job painting the house. | –noun | 14. | the real, | a. | something that actually exists, as a particular quantity. | | —Idiom | 15. | for real, Informal. | a. | in reality; actually: You mean she dyed her hair green for real? | | b. | real; actual: The company's plans to relocate
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are for real. | | c. | genuine; sincere: I don't believe his friendly attitude is for real. | | |
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Money Definition–noun | 1. | any circulating medium of exchange, including coins, paper money, and demand deposits. | | 3. | gold, silver, or other metal in pieces of convenient form stamped by public authority and issued as a medium of exchange and measure of value. | | 4. | any article or substance used as a medium of exchange, measure of wealth, or means of payment, as checks on demand deposit or cowrie. | | 5. | a particular form or denomination of currency. | | 7. | capital to be borrowed, loaned, or invested: mortgage money. | | 8. | an amount or sum of money: Did you bring some money? | | 9. | wealth considered in terms of money: She was brought up with money. | | 10. | moneys or monies, Chiefly Law. pecuniary sums. | | 11. | property considered with reference to its pecuniary value. | | 12. | pecuniary profit: not for love or money. | –adjective | 13. | of or pertaining to money. | | 14. | used for carrying, keeping, or handling money: Have you seen my little money purse? | | 15. | of or pertaining to capital or finance: the money business. | —Idioms | 16. | for one's money, Informal. with respect to one's opinion, choice, or wish: For my money, there's nothing to be gained by waiting. | | 17. | in the money, Informal. | a. | having a great deal of money; affluent: You can see he's in the money by all those clothes he buys. | | b. | first, second, or third place in a contest, esp. a horse or dog race. | | | 18. | make money, to make a profit or become rich: You'll never make money as a poet. | | 19. | on the money, Informal. | a. | at just the exact spot or time; on target: The space shuttle landed on the money at 9:55 a.m. | | b. | exhibiting or done with great acc
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uracy or expertise: His weather forecasts are always on the money. | Also, right on the money. | | 20. | put one's money where one's mouth is, Informal. to prove the truth of one's words by actions or other evidence; demonstrate one's sincerity or integrity: Instead of bragging about your beautiful house, put your money where your mouth is and invite us over to see it. | |
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