metaphorical
🇺🇸
/ˌmetəˈfɔːrɪkl/
🇬🇧
/ˌmetəˈfɒrɪkl/
adjective
R
using words to mean something different from their usual meaning to create a picture in the mind
When she said 'time is money,' it was a metaphorical way to explain that wasting time is like losing money.
translation
using words to mean something different from their usual meaning to create a picture in the mind