paper money

noun

1
: money consisting of government notes and banknotes
2

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This began to change in the late 1800s for a variety of reasons, in part due to coins being replaced with paper money and held within financial institutions, but also as women began to become more independent from the home. Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025 Unlike paper money, gold is a physical asset with intrinsic value. Mitch Salchow, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025 World & Nation Amid a cash shortage in Gaza, paper money is starting to disintegrate, adding to desperation Dec. 5, 2024 The Israeli military often takes months to respond to medical evacuation requests, and the number of evacuations has plunged in recent months. Wafaa Shurafa and Fatma Khaled, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024 In some areas, businesses are legally required to take paper money or have been pushed to do so by customer demand. 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 18 Mar. 2025.

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paper money

noun
: money consisting of government notes and bank notes

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