right on the money
Absolutely without error
Right on the money means exactly correct or accurate.
The phrase comes from hitting the precise target, like a bet that pays off: Her prediction about the election was right on the money.
It emphasizes precision rather than approximate correctness—not close, but exact.
Perfectly correct, no deviation
- correctFree from error
- preciseExactly correct, no error
- truthfulAccurate and sincere
- factualGrounded in truth
spot-on · dead-on · bang-on · on-point · bull's-eye · unerring · valid · verified
Accumulated gambling prize
- payoutMoney distributed to recipient
- windfallUnanticipated lucky gain
- bonusReward beyond expectation
- profitGain exceeding expenditure
dividend · earnings · lucrative · profitable · gainful · cash · investment · returns
Achieving victory
- triumphantJoyfully victorious
- victoriousHaving achieved triumph
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- accomplishmentSuccessful completion of aim
effective · fruitful · productive · thriving · prosperous · flourishing · payoff · rewarding
exact
Perfectly correct, no deviation
factual · spot-on · dead-on · bang-on · on-point · bull's-eye · unerring · valid · verified · confirmed
jackpot
Accumulated gambling prize
profit · dividend · earnings · lucrative · profitable · gainful · cash · investment · returns · value
winning
Achieving victory
- triumphantJoyfully victorious
- victoriousHaving achieved triumph
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
accomplishment · effective · fruitful · productive · thriving · prosperous · flourishing · payoff · rewarding · beneficial
- Precision phraseson the mark, on target, spot on, dead on, bulls-eye
right on the moneydead wrong
Entirely and utterly incorrect
way off · off the mark · wide of the mark · wrong · off base
right on the moneynowhere near
At great distance from
far off · out in left field · way out · off course · far afield
right, rightly, rightness, rightful, rightfully, rights, righted, righting, money