idle money

基本解释

Idle money began swarming to the 4th- and 5th-tierd cities, which may cause a bubble in the economy, said industry insiders.
业内人士认为，目前，大量游资开始向四五线城市涌去，可能催生新的泡沫。
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In its forming stage between 1996 and 1998, the listed companies trusted their idle money to the underwriters for investment, and numerous consulting companies grew into private equity fund operators.
在其形成的阶段，在1996年至1998年，上市公司的信赖他们的懒惰钱向保险公司进行投资，和众多的咨询公司成长为私人股本基金操作。
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People tend to deposit their idle money in the bank.
人们喜欢把不用的钱存到银行。

The reason they are using some of that money to buyback shares is that with zero interest rates, they are earning nothing on that idle money.
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Fresh Money means that idle money is depreciating money.
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If you have idle time, and money on your hands, you could make annual visits to your estate lawyer to keep up with this moving target.
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