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.
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While polls show the race is extremely close, Harris pulled ahead in the money chase.
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Phil Wahba, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2024
Tariffs don’t cause inflation, strictly speaking, because inflation is caused by an increase in the money supply, something tariffs have nothing to do with.
—The Editors, National Review, 13 Sep. 2024
An initiative, supported by virtually every sector of the state’s health care industry as well as the local Republican and Democratic parties, would lock in the money for Medi-Cal, California’s version of the Medicaid health insurance program for low-income residents.
—Kff Health News, Orange County Register, 21 June 2024
An initiative, supported by virtually every sector of the state’s health care industry, as well as the local Republican and Democratic parties, would lock in the money for Medi-Cal, California’s version of the Medicaid health insurance program for low-income residents.
—Bernard J. Wolfson, Sacramento Bee, 20 June 2024
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Phil Wahba, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2024
Tariffs don’t cause inflation, strictly speaking, because inflation is caused by an increase in the money supply, something tariffs have nothing to do with.
—The Editors, National Review, 13 Sep. 2024
An initiative, supported by virtually every sector of the state’s health care industry as well as the local Republican and Democratic parties, would lock in the money for Medi-Cal, California’s version of the Medicaid health insurance program for low-income residents.
—Kff Health News, Orange County Register, 21 June 2024
An initiative, supported by virtually every sector of the state’s health care industry, as well as the local Republican and Democratic parties, would lock in the money for Medi-Cal, California’s version of the Medicaid health insurance program for low-income residents.
—Bernard J. Wolfson, Sacramento Bee, 20 June 2024
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“In the money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20money. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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