something that circulates; what goes around
Almost exclusively used in the proverb 金は天下の回り物 (money circulates; money comes and goes). Rarely used independently.
See also: 金は天下の回り物
They say 'money is something that circulates in the world,' so even if I'm poor now, money might come around someday.
Standard kanji spelling.
Alternate spelling with kana for 物.
Compound of 回り (まわり, 'circulating') + 物 (もの, 'thing'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is conventionally associated with the idea of something that goes around or circulates.