paper money

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Recent Examples of paper money There has also been cyclicality in views about whether control of paper money promotes or degrades democracy. Kevin Coldiron, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024 These and other advances will bring changes as fundamental as did the invention of paper money, many centuries ago. IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2012 The bottom line is, printing paper money or minting token coinage is easy profitable technology, but you are just not allowed to do it; that is the direction of travel at present. Clem Chambers, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for paper money 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paper money
Noun
  • Billions in tax dollars are spent educating Kentucky's public school students each year, with the largest chunk of change going toward the almost 100,000 staff members running the state's schools.
    Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The chance to win thousands of dollars probably helps too.
    Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Idaho Power customers can expect their bills to go up this month.
    Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The government would only be able to pay its bills based on revenue coming in the door, so many employees and businesses that provide services to the government would only get paid haphazardly.
    Peter Green, Quartz, 4 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • In California alone, hundreds of cattle herds and poultry flocks have tested positive.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The changing fortunes of the two chipmakers underscores the fleeting nature of leadership in the tech industry and how a few key decisions can result in hundreds of billions — or even trillions — of dollars in market cap shifts.
    Ari Levy,Kif Leswing, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Trump cited a freeze on new money for all U.S. foreign aid, his notice of a U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement and his order ceasing diversity, equity and inclusion programs across the federal government, among other things.
    Will Weissert and Thomas Beaumont, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
  • That money could cover one-third of the Wave’s 2025 payroll.
    Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Listen to this article A man was arrested in connection with a robbery at a gas station in West Haven on Tuesday after he was allegedly found walking nearby with a stash of loose cash.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2025
  • After setting aside that initial pile of cash, however, 75% apparently goes to Trump’s company, and 25% gets split between other insiders, including the family of Steve Witkoff, Trump’s incoming special envoy to the Middle East.
    Dan Alexander, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Since adopting bitcoin as legal tender, El Salvador has charted a new course.
    Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The Central American country adopted Bitcoin as legal tender in 2021.
    Alex Recouso, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024

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“Paper money.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paper%20money. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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