mon·ey /'mə-nē/ n pl moneys or mon·ies /'mə-nēz/
1: an accepted or authorized medium of exchange; esp: coinage or negotiable paper issued as legal tender by a government
2 a: assets or compensation in the form of or readily convertible into cash
b: capital dealt in as a commodity to be lent, traded, or invested
mortgage money available from a lender
the money supply
c pl: sums of money
collect tax moneys
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.