How do you use "Dough" in a sentence?

Rolling in dough. Need to make some dough. That's a lot of dough. Where's the dough?

Dough

Q: What does "Dough" mean?

Money Slang for money, from dough being the raw material for bread (a necessity). Popular in American English since the 19th century.

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Meaning: Money

钱（俚语）

Dinero (argot)

お金（スラング）

돈 (속어)

Slang for money, from dough being the raw material for bread (a necessity). Popular in American English since the 19th century.

钱的俚语，源自dough（面团）是做面包（必需品）的原料。19世纪以来在美国英语中流行。

Argot para dinero, de dough (masa) siendo la materia prima para el pan (una necesidad). Popular en inglés americano desde el siglo XIX.

お金のスラングで、dough（生地）がパン（必需品）の原料であることから。19世紀からアメリカ英語で人気。

돈을 뜻하는 속어로, 반죽(dough)이 빵(생필품)의 원재료라는 데서 유래했다. 19세기부터 미국 영어에서 널리 사용되었다.

Examples

Rolling in dough.
钱多得花不完。
Nadando en dinero.
金持ちだ。
돈이 넘쳐나.
Need to make some dough.
需要赚点钱。
Necesito ganar algo de pasta.
金を稼がないと。
돈 좀 벌어야 해.
That's a lot of dough.
那可是一大笔钱。
Eso es mucha pasta.
すごい金額だ。
엄청난 금액이야.
Where's the dough?
钱在哪？
¿Dónde está la pasta?
金はどこ？
돈은 어디 있어?

Pronunciation

/dəʊ/

Usage Guide

Context: informal, American English

Tone: casual, playful

✓ Do Say

Make some dough.
赚点钱
Ganar pasta
金を稼ぐ
돈 좀 벌다.
Rolling in dough.
钱多得花不完
Nadando en pasta
金持ち
돈이 넘치다.
Lots of dough.
一大笔钱
Mucha pasta
たくさんの金
많은 돈.

✗ Don't Say

Informal only
仅限非正式场合
Solo informal
くだけた場面のみ
비격식 표현에서만 사용
More American than British
美式英语为主
Más americano que británico
イギリスよりアメリカ的
영국보다 미국에서 더 많이 사용

Common Mistakes

Context needed—could mean baking dough
American slang primarily

Origin & History

American slang from 19th century, from dough being what you need to make bread (sustenance). 'Rolling in dough' combines with 'rolling in it.'

Etymology: From dough as raw material for bread/sustenance

First recorded: American slang from 19th century

Cultural Context

Era: 19th century onwards

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: American films and TV; Homer Simpson: 'Mmm, dough'

Regional notes: American origin, understood globally.

Variations

DoughThe doughRolling in dough