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 The United States adopts paper money during the Civil War, which causes an inflation. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026 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 Why Countries May Back Digital Currency Each of the examples above highlights the fact that the problem isn’t the physical object, whether coins or paper money. — Alex Pron, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for paper money

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Noun

Proponents of the authorization note that the $155 million investment arrives four years after a severe drought in the Sacramento Valley in 2022 had cost local communities hundreds of millions of dollars and roughly 1,500 jobs.

— Lyanne Wang, CBS News, 2 July 2026
The wall is under heavy scrutiny for the billions of dollars being dedicated to it when border crossings are at their lowest in decades.

— Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

Definition of dollars

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The prohibition against living people appearing on currency dates to 1866, when Congress took action after a Treasury official, Spencer Clark, printed his face on banknotes.

— Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 30 June 2026
At a news conference toward the end of Blatter’s reign, a prankster showered him with banknotes.

— Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

Definition of banknotes

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Days after Miller shared details about the car accident, which occurred north of Joplin, Missouri, a GoFundMe was set up to pay for hospital bills.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
Congress has repeatedly considered bills with stronger requirements, many of which have garnered bipartisan support.

— Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2026

Definition of bills

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The replacement panels do not include some of detail in the earlier ones, such as a map of slave trade routes and a timeline on slavery.

— Geoff Mulvihill, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
The long Independence Day weekend means a big major yes to all of the above—especially hunting for deals because there are so many good ones to be had.

— Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 4 July 2026

Definition of ones

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Le Specs is a constant go-to for eyewear, with high-quality shades that won’t run you hundreds of dollars.

— Kelsey Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026
Though none of them passed, the dialysis industry spent hundreds of millions between 2018 and 2022 to defeat them.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Definition of hundreds

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Well, not bad in terms of trying to showcase how much money Europe is spending on its own defense, with a raft of billion-dollar deals announced with some of the world's largest military contractors.

— Steve Sedgwick,Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 8 July 2026
What begins as a history play transforms into a sharp-eyed satire about the cost of assimilation in a society where money, power and white privilege remain stubbornly intertwined.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Definition of money

Noun

If no one wins the jackpot, the cash prize will keep ticking up.

— Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 7 July 2026
There’s enough cash on hand for Rhaenyra to administer the Seven Kingdoms for a fortnight, and no one remaining from the old regime — not Alicent, not Orwyle — knows where Lannister hid the rest of the ingots.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026

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