paper money

noun

1
: money consisting of government notes and banknotes
2

Examples of paper money in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Beyond its borders, Sweden is an important test case on fighting cashless crime because it’s gone further on ditching paper money than almost any other country in Europe. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 21 June 2024 Numismatics refers to the study or collection of currency including coins, tokens, paper money, etc. Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 9 Apr. 2024 The wallet has multiple slots for credit cards, plus two zip pockets that are great for coins and paper money. Megan Dubois, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Oct. 2023 His party cruised to a landslide victory in Uttar Pradesh in 2017, months after a demonetization plan abruptly canceled nearly 90% of the country’s paper money, damaging the country’s economy and forcing people to stand in line at banks for weeks to exchange cash. Rajesh Roy, WSJ, 10 Feb. 2022 See all Example Sentences for paper money 

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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 2 Jul. 2024.

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paper money

noun
: money consisting of government notes and bank notes

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