old money

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === old money (uncountable) (idiomatic, often derogatory) Families that have been wealthy for generations or members of such families. Hypernym: big money (British, Ireland) The monetary system used in the United Kingdom and Ireland before decimalisation in 1971 and consisting of pounds, shillings, pence and farthings. (humorous, UK, Ireland) The imperial system of measurement or Fahrenheit, as opposed to the metric system or Celsius. ==== Synonyms ==== vieux riche ==== Antonyms ==== new money nouveau riche (antonym(s) of “imperial system”): new money (humorous) ==== Translations ====