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Recent Examples of folding money
Actual folding money has been raised, and in 2016 actual ground is to be broken, on HTT’s 5-mile (8-kilometer) test track in California.
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IEEE Spectrum, 18 Dec. 2015
And on New Year's Day, the traditional Southern spread consists of black-eyed peas and collard greens (symbols for wealth—coins and green folding money, respectively), ham or pork (for prosperity), and cornbread (for gold).
—Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, 30 Nov. 2021
IEEE Spectrum, 18 Dec. 2015
And on New Year's Day, the traditional Southern spread consists of black-eyed peas and collard greens (symbols for wealth—coins and green folding money, respectively), ham or pork (for prosperity), and cornbread (for gold).
—Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, 30 Nov. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for folding money
Noun
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Kublai’s daring notion was to make paper money (the chao) the dominant form of currency.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 May 2012
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That’s not to say that paper money was unavailable before then.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 May 2012
Noun
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This includes convincing them to mail money orders to third-party attorneys or upload funds to a Walmart Green Dot Money Card account.—
Michael Kan,
PCMAG,
14 Jan. 2025
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Cash can also include certain monetary instruments like a cashier's check, bank draft, traveler's check, or money order.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The company has entered into an agreement with its sponsor to fund up to $360,000 in extension loans, evidenced by unsecured promissory notes, to extend the deadline for completing a business combination.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
4 Apr. 2025
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The American Federation of Teachers, a national labor union representing educators, filed a legal challenge last week, arguing that the administration was unlawfully preventing borrowers from accessing these programs that Congress and loan promissory notes require to be offered.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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El Salvador, the first nation to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, has mined over 474 bitcoins, worth about $29 million, using geothermal energy from the Tecapa volcano since 2021.—
Becca Bratcher,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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With nations like El Salvador adopting Bitcoin as legal tender and speculation rising that other countries may follow, the U.S. government’s decision to officially acknowledge its Bitcoin holdings marks a significant milestone in digital asset policy.—
Becca Bratcher,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Folding money.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folding%20money. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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