moneyless
/'mʌnilis/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Having no money; penniless: Describes a person, group, or entity that possesses no money or financial resources.
- Not involving or based on money: Describes a system, economy, or transaction that operates without the use of monetary currency.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- After losing his job, he found himself completely moneyless and unable to pay rent.
- The charity provides aid to moneyless families in the community.
- They dreamed of a moneyless society where goods were exchanged through barter.
Advanced Usage
"moneyless economy": An economic system that does not use money as a medium of exchange.
- Some utopian visions imagine a moneyless economy based on resource sharing.
"moneyless existence": A way of living without the use of or access to money.
- The hermit chose a simple, moneyless existence in the wilderness.
Variants and Related Words
- Moneylessness (noun): The state or condition of having no money.
- The moneylessness of the population was a major concern for the government.
Synonyms
- Penniless: Having no money; very poor.
- Broke: (Informal) Having no money.
- Impoverished: Reduced to poverty.
- Destitute: Extremely poor and lacking the means to provide for oneself.
Antonyms
- Wealthy: Having a great deal of money, resources, or assets.
- Affluent: Having a great deal of money; wealthy.
- Solvent: Having enough money to pay one's debts.
Related Phrases
Flat broke: (Idiomatic) Completely out of money.
- I can't join you for dinner; I'm flat broke this week.
Down and out: (Idiomatic) Without money, a home, or a job; destitute.
- After his business failed, he was down and out for several years.
Adjective
- having no money
- virtually moneyless rural regions
- not based on the possession of money
- a moneyless economy