Concept "money" in the English American proverbs

The present paper explored the concept ‘money’ observed upon the data from the English American proverbs and sayings. The paper adduced the etymology of the lexical unit ‘money’, and observed the proverbs and sayings taken from the dictionary written by W. Mieder. The material has been sorted out into nine semantic groups: «money means value», «money means evil», «lack of money», «easy money», «money means motivation», «importance of money», «money is no object», «money means work», «money when treated with humor». The study focused on revealing culture-specific components of the concept ‘money’ while taking into account both English and American language-reflected cultures. People in American culture since childhood are accustomed to work hard, children are encouraged to make some pocket money, and occupation-specific expertise is highly appreciated. Talking about money is tabooed in English culture, some parents instill into their children’s minds that talking about money means bad manners and implies someone being «lowborn».