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n. wealth reckoned in terms of money; "all his money is in real estate"

n. the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender; "we tried to collect the money he owed us"

n. the official currency issued by a government or national bank; "he changed his money into francs"

v. suffer the loss of a person through death or removal; "She lost her husband in the war"; "The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her"

lose

v. allow to go out of sight; "The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light"

lose, sweat off

v. lose weight by sweating; "I sweated off 3 pounds in the sauna"

lose, fail to win

v. fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war"

lose, fail to get

v. fail to get or obtain; "I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad"

lose, misplace, mislay

v. place (something) where one cannot find it again; "I misplaced my eyeglasses"

lose, lose sight of, miss from one's possessions

v. miss from one's possessions; lose sight of; "I've lost my glasses again!"

lose, fail to keep, fail to maintain

v. fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense; "She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat"

lose, make a loss, fail to profit

v. fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit; "I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!"; "The company turned a loss after the first year"

drop off, lose, fall back, recede, fall behind

v. retreat

capital, working capital

n. assets available for use in the production of further assets

substance, means

n. considerable capital (wealth or income); "he is a man of means"

richness, affluence

n. abundant wealth; "they studied forerunners of richness or poverty"; "the richness all around unsettled him for he had expected to find poverty"

fortune

n. a large amount of wealth or prosperity

funds, finances, monetary resource, pecuniary resource, cash in hand

n. assets in the form of money

wealth, riches

n. an abundance of material possessions and resources

bill, note, banknote, greenback, Federal Reserve note, government note, bank bill, bank note, banker's bill

n. a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes"

change

n. the balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due; "I paid with a twenty and pocketed the change"

change

n. money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency; "he got change for a twenty and used it to pay the taxi driver"

coin

n. a metal piece (usually a disc) used as money

forfeit, render, give up, forgo, throw overboard, waive

v. lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime

grant, yield, concede, cede

v. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

dodge

v. move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course; "the pickpocket dodged through the crowd"

shake, agitate

v. move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"

fall, decrease, diminish, lessen

v. decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

drain, empty of liquid, drain the liquid from

v. empty of liquid; drain the liquid from; "We drained the oil tank"

drain, flow away, flow off

v. flow off or away gradually; "The water flowed off from the pipe"

drain, enfeeble, debilitate, make feeble

v. make weak; "Life in the camp drained him"

sweat, perspire

v. excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin; "Exercise makes one sweat"

win

v. be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious; "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game"

lick, beat, bat, thrash, clobber, drub

v. beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"

beat, crush, defeat, trounce, vanquish, overcome, beat out

v. win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "She conquered here fear of mice"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"

recuperate, recover, convalesce, get better

v. get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating"

gain, win

v. win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"

get, acquire, get hold of

v. come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"

approach, set about, deal with, go about

v. begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"

find, regain

v. come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost; "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!"

get, acquire, get hold of

v. come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"

strike, come across, discover, come upon, light upon, happen upon, chance upon, chance on

v. find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"

locate, situate

v. determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey; "Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space"; "Locate the boundaries of the property"

locate, turn up, unearth

v. discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining; "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"; "My search turned up nothing"

keep, hold on to

v. retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married"

hold, have, have got

v. have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"

hold, reserve, retain

v. secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"

hold, retain, hold back, keep back

v. secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"

profit, make a profit

v. make a profit; gain money or materially; "The company has not profited from the merger"

break even

v. make neither profit nor loss

make, gain, clear, take in, realize, pull in, bring in, earn

v. earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"

advance, gain, win, get ahead, make headway, gain ground

v. obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"

go, get, become, come, come out

v. enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"

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