paper money

pa·per mon·ey

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pey-per muhn-ee]
- /ˈpeɪ pər ˈmʌn i/
- /ˈpeɪpə(r) ˈmʌni/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pey-per muhn-ee]
- /ˈpeɪ pər ˈmʌn i/

Definitions of paper money words

noun paper money currency in paper form, such as government and bank notes, as distinguished from metal currency. 1
noun paper money bank notes, bills 1
uncountable noun paper money Paper money is money which is made of paper. Paper money is usually worth more than coins. 0
noun paper money paper currency issued by the government or the central bank as legal tender and which circulates as a substitute for specie 0
noun paper money non-interest-bearing notes, as dollar bills, issued by a government or its banks as legal tender 0

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Origin of paper money

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400

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Parts of speech for Paper money

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Paper money

paper money popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for paper money

noun paper money

bank note — a promissory note issued by a bank, payable on demand: it is a form of paper money
big money — Big money is an amount of money that seems very large to you, especially money which you get easily.
greenback — a U.S. legal-tender note, printed in green on the back since the Civil War, originally issued against the credit of the country and not against gold or silver on deposit.
long green — paper money; cash.

All 9 Synonyms of paper money