appropriation - money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose

money supply - the total stock of money in the economy; currency held by the public plus money in accounts in banks

fund, monetary fund - a reserve of money set aside for some purpose

medium of exchange, monetary system - anything that is generally accepted as a standard of value and a measure of wealth in a particular country or region

boodle, clams, dinero, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, lucre, moolah, pelf, shekels, simoleons, wampum, loot, dough, bread, cabbage, sugar, scratch - informal terms for money

shinplaster - paper money of little value issued on insufficient security

subsidisation, subsidization - mony (or other benefits) obtained as a subsidy

token money - coins of regular issue whose face value is greater than their intrinsic value

wealth - property that has economic utility: a monetary value or an exchange value

big bucks, big money, megabucks, pile, bundle - a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit); "she made a bundle selling real estate"; "they sank megabucks into their new house"

sterling - British money; especially the pound sterling as the basic monetary unit of the UK

currency - the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used