Phrase guide

clean money

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Money that is legally or honestly gained or earned.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, informal, uncommon, uncountable

Topics: business, law

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: dirty money, filthy lucre

Broader terms: money, ackers, bees and honey, blunt, bones, brass, bread, bread and honey, Bugs Bunny, cake, cheddar, cheese, ching, clams, coin, cream, tender, currency, dinero, dosh, dough, feds, fedi, finances, flizz, flow, funding, funds, gravy, gwop, gwolla, jack, legal tender, lolly, lovely jubbly, mazuma, means, moola, mozzarella, muck, oof, ooftish, paper, rhino, scratch, scrilla, shrapnel, simoleons, smackers, smackeroos, smackeroonies, spend, spondulicks, swag, wampum, wonga, yenom

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noun

Meaning 2

Money or assets that have been converted from money laundering or other illicit means into a form that can be used legitimately without drawing the attention of the authorities.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, informal, uncommon, uncountable

Topics: business, law

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: dirty money

Broader terms: money, ackers, bees and honey, blunt, bones, brass, bread, bread and honey, Bugs Bunny, cake, cheddar, cheese, ching, clams, coin, cream, tender, currency, dinero, dosh, dough, feds, fedi, finances, flizz, flow, funding, funds, gravy, gwop, gwolla, jack, legal tender, lolly, lovely jubbly, mazuma, means, moola, mozzarella, muck, oof, ooftish, paper, rhino, scratch, scrilla, shrapnel, simoleons, smackers, smackeroos, smackeroonies, spend, spondulicks, swag, wampum, wonga, yenom

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