This comment contradicts your earlier comment though, where you mentioned “poor people have”, a clear reference to wealth rather than earnings.
replyIn the US people don't say "has money" as meaning net worth, they are generally talking about spendable money ie a paycheck unless you're talking about someone super rich who "has money" or "comes from money."
replyMaybe. Open to the idea others use the same words to mean different things. Will is being imprecise while also being argumentative which is fun.
reply> a clear reference to wealth rather than earnings.
replyNo, sorry, it isn't. People commonly use the phrase "has money" to refer to income in American English.
If it gets spent, they don’t “have” it do they. They “had” it for a fleeting moment.
replyThis is moving the goalposts. You said "have more money than."
replyYes. Spendable money. Income. The common meaning of the phrase among non-rich people.
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