Moneten

money, funds, cash (jocular, slightly old-fashioned colloquial)

Origin

Jocular colloquial word for money. According to Wiktionary it first arose in 18th-century student slang and goes back to the Latin 'monetae'. 'Moneta' was an epithet of the goddess Juno, in whose temple Rome's mint was located. Today the word sounds slightly old-fashioned and witty.

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Examples

  • Hast du noch Moneten für die ?

    Got any cash left for the train?