moneyed
English
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edit- monied (now less common)
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editmoneyed (comparative more moneyed, superlative most moneyed)
- Affluent, rich.
- Synonym: well-heeled
- 2017 May 13, Barney Ronay, “Antonio Conte’s brilliance has turned Chelsea’s pop-up team into champions”, in The Guardian[1]:
- The attacking three have also been allowed to bloom. Liberated from deep defensive duties Eden Hazard has become more expressive, more obviously, flashily complete. Not to mention more saleable too, his role closer to the way Europe’s monied giants in Spain and France allow their stars to function.
- Paid for; funded (Can we add an example for this sense?)