Phrase guide

in the money

prep_phrase · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

Possessing money; rich.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • 1933: We're In The Money — song title, lyrics Al Dubin, music Harry Warren https://web.archive.org/web/20101126014740/http://harrywarren.org/songs/0140.htm We're in the money. We're in the money. / We've got a lot of what it takes to get along.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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Meaning 2

For an option, having a strike price which makes it profitable to exercise. For a call this is a strike below the market price, or for a put a strike above the market price.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, finance

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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Meaning 3

Achieving a sufficiently high ranking in a contest to earn money (for oneself, or for those who have placed a bet).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: out of the money

History

Etymology

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