paper money

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Recent Examples of paper money Alexander Hamilton | $10 bill Hamilton is one of two non-Presidents featured on US paper money. Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025 This began to change in the late 1800s for a variety of reasons, in part due to coins being replaced with paper money and held within financial institutions, but also as women began to become more independent from the home. Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025 Unlike paper money, gold is a physical asset with intrinsic value. Mitch Salchow, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025 What was the first country to use paper money? Alex Vance, Parents, 14 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for paper money
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paper money
Noun
  • In contrast, education freedom is a bottom-up reform that can reverse declining test scores by moving students into better learning environments and ensuring tax dollars go to actual educational activities.
    Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
  • The owner, who had sunk thousands of dollars of her own money into the shelter, turned out to be a fan of his work.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The program helps low-income households pay utility bills.
    Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Fortunately, there are other bills this legislative session that are promising.
    Eshan Dosani, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Of course, at this point, the S23 and S24 phones are discounted by hundreds of dollars.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 24 Jan. 2025
  • With the lubricated ground shifting, at times, nine to 12 inches a week, utility companies shut off electricity, gas and internet for hundreds of homes.
    Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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“Paper money.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paper%20money. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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