in the money
Meaning
(idiomatic) Possessing money; rich.
(finance) 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.
Achieving a sufficiently high ranking in a contest to earn money (for oneself, or for those who have placed a bet).
Antonym: out of the money
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28. It is certain that when money clinks in the money chest, greed and avarice can be increased; but when the church intercedes, the result is in the hands of God alone.
Gresham also made his comparison of good and bad money where the precious metal in the money was the same metal, but of different weight.
Just needs a touch of luck early slotting in from the tricky draw to finish in the money once more.
In recent years changes in the money supply have historically taken a long time to show up in the price level, with a rule of thumb lag of at least 18 months.
For example, a surprise decrease in the money supply may shock rational economic factors and suddenly inhibit aggregate demand.
It was designed to educate voters in the money issues, to demonstrate silverite fallacies, and to portray Bryan himself as a dangerous crusader.