paper money

noun

1
: money consisting of government notes and banknotes
2

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Surprising Fact Australia removed the British monarchy from its paper money in 2023, issuing new $5 bills that featured an Indigenous design rather than an image of King Charles III. Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024 China was already moving away from coins into paper money! Joshua Cohen, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024 Sweetgreen, a national salad chain, reversed its cashless policy in 2019, and again began accepting paper money after customer backlash. Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024 Cash is not king More businesses became cashless during the COVID-19 pandemic, citing the need to protect their workers' health by not requiring them to exchange paper money and coins with the public, said Bankrate Senior Industry Analyst Ted Rossman. Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for paper money 

Word History

First Known Use

1691, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of paper money was in 1691

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“Paper money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paper%20money. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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paper money

noun
: money consisting of government notes and bank notes

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