What does "unmoneyed" mean?

Not moneyed: not having generational wealth; poor.

What is a synonym for "unmoneyed"?

Common synonyms include: badly off, distressed, embarrassed, hard up, ill-off, impecunious.

adj

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Adjective

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Not moneyed: not having generational wealth; poor. not-comparable
"Well, spending mommy's or daddy's or granddaddy's money would be nice, no doubt, but some of us are unmoneyed."

"Well, spending mommy's or daddy's or granddaddy's money would be nice, no doubt, but some of us are unmoneyed."

From un- + moneyed.

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