also: おおがね
noun
large sum of money; great cost
Refers to a substantial amount of money, often in contexts of spending, earning, or losing a fortune.
彼はその絵に大金を払った。
He paid a large sum of money for that painting.
大金がかかる工事だ。
It's a construction project that costs a great deal of money.
Standard kanji spelling; the reading たいきん is the most common.
Alternate reading, less common than たいきん. May be encountered in older texts or specific contexts.
Compound of 大 (big, large) and 金 (money). The reading たいきん is the on'yomi, while おおがね is a kun'yomi-based reading that is less common.