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'Time is money' is an example of:
ASimile
BPersonification
CHyperbole
DMetaphor
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Metaphor
1. A simile uses 'like' or 'as'.
2. A metaphor directly equates two unlike things.
3. 'Time is money' equates time with money — metaphor.
_Source: UGC NET Paper 1 Study Book (ugc-net.com class notes) — Figurative Language_