in the money

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Meaning: (idiomatic)Possessingmoney;rich.1933:We'reIn The Money— song title, lyricsAl Dubin, musicHarry Warren[1]We'rein the money. We'rein the money. / We've got a lot of what it takes to get along.; (finance)For anoption, having astrike pricewhich makes it profitable to exercise. For acallthis is a strike below the market price, or for aputa strike above the market price.; Achieving a sufficiently high ranking in acontestto earn money (for oneself, or for those who have placed abet).Antonym:out of the money2014, Poe Hawkins,The Last Alchemist: And the Love of His Life, page149:The cash prizes for first, second and third place were too enticing to pass up. If he finishedin the moneyhe could just hang out for the next year and concentrate on his new life as Timothy Gales.

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