Money is Liquid
As in all languages, the English language
has plenty of metaphors associated to many things, especially in Business. The
most common image associated with money is liquid, hence the saying ‘money is
liquid’. Think cash flow. Indeed, liquidity is the ability to convert assets into cash. From
there we have the adjectives ‘liquid‘ and its opposite ‘illiquid‘ assets.
1. We need to pool all our
financial resources if we want the project to succeed.
2. It’s been a slow start, but sales are beginning to trickle in.
3. We’ve been pouring millions into R
& D for the last three years.
4. Ever since the Bank of England lowered interest
rates, money has been flooding into the country.
Cash Flow
5. The Government needs to channel more money into
Health and Education .
6. The problem is that our Portuguese subsidiary has
become a real drain on our resources.
The Ebb and Flow.
7 There is a constant ebb and flow of cash in the financial system.
8. We need to be careful. The financial markets are awash with laundered
money.
9. We have sunk a huge amount
of money into this project without success. I’m afraid we will have to pull the plug on it.
10. If we run out of money, we can always dip into our
savings.
Have you heard and/or used any of the metaphors above?
Do you know any other metaphors in connection with money and liquid? Do you
have the same images in your language?