as in cash
something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment
was in the chips after hitting it big in the lottery
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The 73-year-old victim was on the phone with the scammer, who was walking her through the step-by-step process to deposit the cash.—
Hailey Clevenger,
USA Today,
3 June 2025 -
Combs ran the cash through a money counter in front of him, separating the bills into stacks of $10,000, Garcia recalled.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
3 June 2025
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During their discussion of her 2015 album, Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz, the former Disney star revealed where some of her money went without her accountant's knowledge.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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The law passed during the Johnson administration requires the government to administer student loan programs, issue grants and ensure that schools receiving federal money don't discriminate against students.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
Noun
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The coin's limited reach is compounded by a lack of real users.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
3 June 2025
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The biggest hurdle will be solving distribution – creating a network effect that results in a coin being widely adopted.—
Michael Abbott,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Pricing in other currencies will be confirmed closer to the launch date.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Once a crypto skeptic who said bitcoin seemed like a scam, Trump has now fully embraced digital currency.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 June 2025
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“Chips.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chips. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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