Plural form of money, typically used in legal or formal contexts to refer to separate sums or funds.
From Middle English 'moneie', plural of 'money', from Old French 'moneie', from Latin 'moneta' (mint, money). The plural form 'monies' is preserved in legal and financial language to distinguish multiple separate amounts from money as a mass noun.
While 'money' as a mass noun doesn't typically take a plural, 'monies' survives in legal and accounting contexts where it's important to distinguish separate funds or accounts. It's like the difference between 'water' and 'waters'—the plural form emphasizes distinct, separate entities rather than a homogeneous mass.
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