noun
dough
Money, in informal speech.
She makes good dough fixing cars at the local garage.
Etymology
The baking material became a slang name for money, much as bread could stand for one’s means of living. That comparison helps illuminate the sense, although the exact original naming step is uncertain.
More examples
- I don't have enough dough for a new phone.
- Those concert tickets cost a lot of dough.
- We're saving some dough by cooking at home.
Forms
dough