Noun / UK Slang / Cockney Rhyming Slang
Monkey is a term used to describe £500. It is commonly used in informal contexts to refer to an amount of five hundred pounds.
Example: “That phone cost me a monkey”
Means: “That phone cost me £500.”
Example: “I need to borrow a monkey for the rent”
Means: “I need to borrow £500 for the rent.”
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