plough money

English

Noun

plough money (countable and uncountable, plural plough moneys)

  1. (historical) Money that has been paid for the right of ploughing.
  2. (historical) Money that has been collected by a ploughboy on Plough Monday.

Verb

plough money (third-person singular simple present ploughs money, present participle ploughing money, simple past and past participle ploughed money)

  1. (informal, idiomatic) To invest money in a project or endeavor, especially to help it succeed or earn more money.
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