Meaning of found money | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Unexpected money that one obtains in a manner that differs from one's usual sources of income.
   uncountable
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see found, money. Money that one finds.
   uncountable

Examples

“You can slice some girth from your debt load with a couple of big lump-sum payments, courtesy of any found money that comes along.”

“Note, though, that the rules of mental accounting are flexible—people are complicated. Sometimes they will categorize tax refunds, especially when they are small, as found money—and spend it accordingly.”

“My father's attitude toward his hoard was that it was almost found money. The money had trickled in little by little, and he never felt the sacrifice of saving.”

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