Thesaurus results for PAPER MONEY

paper money

noun

Definition of paper money

as in dead presidents

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Recent Examples of paper money But a small cohort of the wealthy had been able to buy Treasury bonds during the Civil War when greenback paper money and rapid coining of silver caused inflation. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026 With cashless payments and digital transactions on the rise, whether or not Idaho businesses accept paper money seems irrelevant for many Boise-area residents. — Hali Smith april 15, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2026 The beans represent coins, the greens they are served with symbolize paper money, and cornbread is for gold. — Vogue, 30 Dec. 2025 Even kids in elementary school now have their own debit cards, and plenty of today's children may never even handle paper money and coins. — Melissa Willets, Parents, 30 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for paper money

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Noun

Each percentage-point rise in a mortgage rate can impose thousands or tens of thousands of dollars in additional borrowing costs each year, depending on the price of the house.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
Binance faces a potential security crisis after blockchain data revealed billions of dollars in cryptocurrency moving out of wallets associated with the exchange.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of dollars

Noun

Among them are the Diamond Diadem, made for King George IV’s coronation and later immortalized in coins, banknotes and stamps bearing the image of Queen Elizabeth II.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
Regency banknotes were essentially promissory notes underwritten by a specific bank.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of banknotes

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But, according to prosecutors, Wallace’s actions forced the church to scale back programming, take out loans and pay late fees and interest on overdue bills.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
Shapiro told Semafor that he’ll be focused on passing a few specific items if his party wins full control of the government — not a parade of progressive bills, as Democrats in some swing states have done after winning the legislature.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of bills

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Harvard Health’s advice on coping with holiday grief suggests adjusting celebrations or starting new rituals when the old ones feel too heavy.

— Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2026
In my experience, negative comments outnumber positive ones by an even wider margin than the nearly two-to-one ratio University of Minnesota researchers found.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of ones

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Black neighborhoods north and northwest of downtown Jacksonville endure poverty, pollution, and high incidences of lead poisoning, cancer, and other diseases — and hundreds of shootings involving children.

— Yona Gavino, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
The company said Cheerios and Ziploc receive hundreds of thousands of requests, comments and reactions annually about cereal packaging.

— Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of hundreds

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Higher mortgage rates are also giving buyers leverage to press sellers for money to buy down their rate for a few years or for the life of the loan, reducing their overall borrowing costs.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
The halftime show began in partnership with The Salvation Army in 1997 as a way to raise money for the long-standing charity.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of money

Noun

The 2026 midterm elections are set to become the most expensive on record, as Republicans pour cash into battleground races to defy history and maintain control of Congress.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2026
That allows rights owners to unlock cash from income streams that may continue for decades.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of cash

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