Origin Dictionary
The language of financial transition.
The Dictionary is the public language and distribution layer of Origin Protocol. Each definition turns the underlying grammar into a discrete, searchable and distributable entry point — designed to travel across platforms and lead audiences into the wider body of work.
Allowance
In family life, an allowance is money given regularly to a child or dependent for agreed uses. It is often called pocket money.
Boomerang Child
A boomerang child is an adult who returns to live with their parents after previously living independently.
Breadwinner
A breadwinner is a person whose earnings provide substantial or primary financial support for a household.
College Fund
A college fund is money saved or invested toward future higher-education expenses, held through arrangements that depend on the family and jurisdiction.
Conspicuous Consumption
Conspicuous consumption is acquiring or displaying goods and services partly to demonstrate wealth or social status to others.
Dual Income
Dual income describes a household supported by earnings from two people, commonly partners.
Face-saving
Face-saving means avoiding or reducing embarrassment or damage to someone’s public dignity or reputation.
Family Office
A family office is an organization or professional service that coordinates financial affairs for a wealthy family; multi-family offices serve more than one family.
Financial Infidelity
Financial infidelity is deliberately concealing financial behavior that one expects a romantic partner would disapprove of.
Financial Literacy
Financial literacy is the knowledge and skills used to understand financial information, evaluate choices and make informed decisions about money.
Generational Wealth
Generational wealth is money and other valuable assets transferred across generations, together with arrangements that influence how those resources are held, used and preserved.
Gift Economy
A gift economy is a system in which goods or services circulate through giving and social obligations rather than explicitly priced exchanges.
Humblebrag
A humblebrag is a boast disguised as a complaint or an expression of modesty.
Inheritance
Inheritance is money, property or other assets passed to someone after another person dies.
Keeping Up with the Joneses
Keeping up with the Joneses means trying to match the possessions or lifestyle of people around you to maintain social standing.
Kinkeeping
Kinkeeping is the work of maintaining contact and connection among family members.
Mental Load
In household life, mental load is the ongoing work of anticipating needs, planning tasks, making decisions and monitoring whether things get done.
Nepo Baby
Nepo baby is an informal, often critical label for someone whose opportunities are helped by family connections, especially in visible or competitive industries.
New Money
New money describes wealth acquired relatively recently by a person or family, rather than inherited through several generations.
Old Money
Old money describes wealth established and retained within a family over generations, often associated with longstanding social connections and status.
Pocket Money
Pocket money is a small amount given to a child for personal spending, often regularly. It commonly means the same thing as an allowance.
Prenup
A prenup, or prenuptial agreement, is an agreement made before marriage addressing financial matters such as property and obligations, with legal effect determined by applicable law.
Privilege
Privilege is an advantage linked to circumstances such as family resources, social position, connections or institutional access that others may not share.
Rich Kids
Rich kids is an informal description of children or young adults growing up with substantial family financial resources.