old money
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old money
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- Families that have been wealthy for generations or members of such families. They found, for example, a significant difference in emphasis as you moved from the “old money” rich, or true elite, to the “new money” rich, or unseasoned elite. The women of “old money” families tend to be relatively indifferent to swings in fashion; and their taste is oriented more to that of the
- The monetary system used in the United Kingdom and Ireland before decimalisation in 1971 and consisting of pounds, shillings, pence and farthings.
- The imperial system of measurement or Fahrenheit, as opposed to the metric system or Celsius. These scales say I weigh 72 kilograms; what's that in old money?
Similar: vieux riche · Opposite: new money, nouveau riche
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Similar: vieux riche · Opposite: new money, nouveau riche
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noun families that have been wealthy for generations
| 日本語 | 世襲 seshū |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 豪門 /豪门 háomén |
| Français | vieille fortune, vieux riche |
| Deutsch | Geldadel |
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title = {old money},
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