"Very much" instead of "a lot"

[Rachel Adams]

Hello.

Would a native speaker ever use "very much money" instead of "a lot"?
"He has very much money."

 

[Tarheel]

We tend to use "much" in the negative. For example:

He doesn't have much money.

There are plenty of alternatives to "a lot".

a considerable amount
quite a bit
loads (of)
loads and loads (of)
a bunch

If you want to use "much" you might say "He has much much much much money." (That would be used for humorous effect.)

Another one (for money): megabucks.

 

[jutfrank]

Let's keep things simple. Follow this rule:

He has very much money. :cross:
He doesn't have very much money. :tick:

 

[teechar]

Would a native speaker ever use "very much money" instead of "a lot of money"?

No. See above.

 

[emsr2d2]

Hello.

Would a native speaker ever use "very much money" instead of "a lot"?

"He has very much money."

In the context of the sentence you quoted, no. However, the answer to your standalone question is "Yes".

I don't have very much money. :tick:
I don't have a lot of money. :tick: