Plural of money

irregular plural

The plural of money is monies or moneys.

Forms of money

The hospital was the depositary institution of our monies.From the entry depositary
He told the police, correctly, that the monies did not belong to him.2013, Philip Bean, Drugs and Crime, page 161. From the entry smurfer
When the police compounded the monies the smurfer wisely asked for a receipt.2013, Philip Bean, Drugs and Crime, page 161. From the entry smurfer
He would have to convince his immediate superiors that he had not kept the monies himself.2013, Philip Bean, Drugs and Crime, page 161. From the entry smurfer
Television, a favored source of news and information, pulls the largest share of advertising monies.2002, Marcella Ridlen Ray, Changing and Unchanging Face of United States Civil Society. From the entry dollar

noun A generally accepted means of exchange.
noun A currency maintained by a state or other entity which can guarantee its value (such as a monetary union).
noun Hard cash in the form of banknotes and coins, as opposed to cheques, credit cards, or credit more generally.

What is the plural of money?: The plural of money is monies or moneys.
Which is correct, monies or moneys?: Both are used. monies is the more common of the two in English writing.
Is money countable?: Money is usually an uncountable noun; its plural is used for kinds or examples of it.

Adapted from Wiktionary: money (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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