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money talks

UK/ˈmʌn.i tɔːks/US/ˈmʌn.i tɔks/

money talks proverb: money or moneyed interests have power.

Proverb

money talks

  1. Money or moneyed interests have power.
    • He illustrated the fact of money talking in the case of Mrs. Rita Warren who successfully stopped the showing of 1001 Danish Delights in a local Norwell theatre, yet was promptly arrested when attempting the same picketing in front of the more profitable Ben Sack "57" theatre to stop the showing of...1974 February 9, “Tufts Porno”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 33, page 2
    • Money still talks — indeed, thanks in part to the Roberts court, it talks louder than ever. Still, ideas matter too, shaping both how we talk about society and, eventually, what we do.2014 April 25, Paul Krugman, “The Piketty Panic”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

money talks meaning in Hindi and Tamil

money talks in Hindi

it is easier to accomplish goals using money
पैसा बोलता है paisā boltā hai

money talks in Tamil

it is easier to accomplish goals using money
பணம் பத்தும் செய்யும் paṇam pattum ceyyum

Origin of money talks

19th century, from earlier forms such as gold speaks (1666, in full, “Man prates, but gold speaks.”), as translation from Italian by Giovanni Torriano, in Piazza Universale di Proverbi Italiani: or, A Common Place of Italian Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, 179.

Words formed from money talks

Questions about money talks

What does money talks mean?
Money talks means money or moneyed interests have power.
What is money talks in Hindi?
Money talks in Hindi is पैसा बोलता है (paisā boltā hai). See Money talks meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is money talks?
Money talks is a proverb.
How do you pronounce money talks?
Money talks is pronounced /ˈmʌn.i tɔːks/ (UK).

Words near money talks in the dictionary

  1. money spinners
  2. money squeezing
  3. money squeezings
  4. money supplies
  5. money supply
  6. money talks
  7. money talks and bullshit walks
  8. money talks, bullshit walks
  9. money talks, wealth whispers
  10. money to burn
  11. money tree

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