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Money is no object? #1 (permalink) Sun Feb 01, 2009 0:02 am   Money is no object?
 

English Idioms and Expressions, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #8 "Money to burn", question 10

She's made it clear that we don't need to worry because money is no object.

(a) money is not important
(b) money is not definite
(c) money is not clear
(d) money is not available

English Idioms and Expressions, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #8 "Money to burn", answer 10

She's made it clear that we don't need to worry because money is not important.

Correct answer: (a) money is not important
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Money is no object? #2 (permalink) Sun Feb 01, 2009 10:18 am   Money is no object?
 

As a noun 'object' means 'the goal intended to be attained' or 'the focus of cognitions or feelings'.

The second meaning fits here as we don't want to focus on money.
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Money is no object? #3 (permalink) Sun Feb 01, 2009 11:46 am   Money is no object?
 

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'Money is no object' is a fixed phrase meaning that the speaker doesn't care how expensive the item/service/etc is.
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Money is no object? #4 (permalink) Sun Feb 01, 2009 12:15 pm   Money is no object?
 

Thanks. I was completely unaware of that...that it is a fixed phrase.

Well, that was my typical non-native thinking of dissecting the words :)
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Money is no object? #5 (permalink) Sun Feb 01, 2009 12:39 pm   Money is no object?
 

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But yours is a good historical analysis of the phrase's source.
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