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spy money

spy money noun: money that is paid for secret intelligence.

Noun

spy money (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Money that is paid for secret intelligence.

Origin of spy money

From spy + money. First appears c. 1713 in the writings of Joseph Addison.

Questions about spy money

What does spy money mean?
Spy money means money that is paid for secret intelligence.
What part of speech is spy money?
Spy money is a noun.

Words near spy money in the dictionary

  1. spy hop
  2. spy hopped
  3. spy hopping
  4. spy hoppings
  5. spy hops
  6. spy money
  7. spy on
  8. spy out
  9. spy plane
  10. spy planes
  11. spy ring

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