Thesaurus results for FOLDING MONEY

folding money

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as in paper money

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Recent Examples of folding money Not all vendors accept credit cards or electronic payments, so make sure to bring your folding money. — Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2025 Actual folding money has been raised, and in 2016 actual ground is to be broken, on HTT’s 5-mile (8-kilometer) test track in California. — IEEE Spectrum, 18 Dec. 2015 And on New Year's Day, the traditional Southern spread consists of black-eyed peas and collard greens (symbols for wealth—coins and green folding money, respectively), ham or pork (for prosperity), and cornbread (for gold). — Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, 30 Nov. 2021

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Noun

The United States adopts paper money during the Civil War, which causes an inflation.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Trump’s signature also was included, a design element that would differ from other paper money.

— Bill Barrow, Fortune, 29 May 2026

Definition of paper money

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The suspects would then steal money from the victims' accounts and use it for money orders, personal purchases and deposits into their own accounts, the DA's office said.

— Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 21 May 2026
Taxpayers who can pay in full have lots of options, including check or money order, direct bank payments through IRS Direct Pay, debit or credit cards (with fees), digital wallets, cash at participating retailers, or even wire transfers.

— Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2026

Definition of money order

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The transaction was funded with $20 million in cash at closing and a $100 million promissory note due five years from closing, accruing interest at 5% annually.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 May 2026
The promissory note, along with the mortgage that goes with it, is the document that says who owes the money to the bank.

— Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 14 May 2026

Definition of promissory note

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There are also four bills from the 2025 legislative session that become law on Wednesday, including one to designate gold and silver as legal tender.

— CBS Miami Team, CBS News, 25 June 2026
While governments devalue and destroy all sorts of legal tender with sad frequency, real markets mitigate their errors.

— John Tamny, Forbes.com, 7 June 2026

Definition of legal tender

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