money-guard
money-guard noun: a person who guards money for someone else, often to prevent it from being spent on unscheduled needs.
Noun
money-guard (plural money-guards)
- A person who guards money for someone else, often to prevent it from being spent on unscheduled needs.
- Hamid himself also used a money-guard, storing $8 with his employer while waiting for an opportunity to send it down to the family home.2010, Daryl Collins, Jonathan Morduch, Stuart Rutherford, Orlanda Ruthven, Portfolios of the Poor: How the World's Poor Live on $2 a Day, →ISBN, page 9
- Synonyms:
- money-keeper
Synonyms of money-guard
- money-keeper
Forms of money-guard
| plural | money-guards |
|---|---|
| alternative form | money guard |
Questions about money-guard
- What does money-guard mean?
- Money-guard means a person who guards money for someone else, often to prevent it from being spent on unscheduled needs.
- What part of speech is money-guard?
- Money-guard is a noun.
- What is the plural of money-guard?
- The plural of money-guard is money-guards.
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