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
where did he get the long green to afford wheels like that?
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Noun
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Arrive early, bring cash and a cart, dress for the heat, and don’t skip any rows—treasures can turn up anywhere.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
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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So, for an organisation struggling to find the money needed to make English football’s grassroots facilities green and pleasant once more, Khan’s offer was timely and tempting.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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The film’s most frightening scene is a fight between Claire and her mom, when the manipulative young woman tries every tactic imaginable to extort money from Kate, from tearing out her hair to kidnapping Cooper.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
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
Noun
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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
Noun
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So what happens without pennies, at least when cash is still the legal tender of choice? Enter the nickel.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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Pennies will remain legal tender, which is fortunate since more than a billion dollar's worth are in circulation.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
22 May 2025
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“Long green.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long%20green. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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