돈이었다

was money

→ 돈
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was money Often used to describe an amount of money, with a preceding word or phrase indicating how large or significant it was.
KO: 그건 나에게 큰돈이었다.
EN: That was a lot of money to me.

그건 엄청난 돈 이었다.

It was a huge amount of money.

조심해서 쓰면 스탠더드 세 개로 저녁 한 끼를 해결할 수 있었으니, 꽤 괜찮은 돈 이었다.

If I used them carefully, three Standard packs could cover one dinner, so it was pretty good value.