new money

名詞

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日本語の意味

最近急激に富を得た個人や家族（新興富裕層） / （英国）1971年以降に採用されている十進法の通貨制度

The new money in town built an extravagant mansion on the hill.

街の新興の富裕層は丘の上に豪華な邸宅を建てた。

意味（1）

Persons or families that have recently become wealthy.

They call me new money, say I have no class, I'm from the bottom, I came up too fast.

意味（2）

(Britain) The decimal monetary system used in the United Kingdom since 1971.

意味（3）

(humorous) The metric system of measurement, as opposed to the imperial system.

This recipe says add eight ounces of flour; what's that in new money?