Dicho español · Spanish proverb

«El dinero llama al dinero.»

Word for word

Money calls to money.

What it really means

The closest English equivalent: Money attracts money.

Used to observe that those who already have money find it easier to make more, often with resignation or irony.

Hear it in a sentence

Los ricos se hacen más ricos porque el dinero llama al dinero.

The rich get richer because money attracts money.

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