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 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 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

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Math learning materials often include paper money, flashcards, blocks, charts, dice, or measuring instruments.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
The United States adopts paper money during the Civil War, which causes an inflation.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026

Definition of paper money

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Contributions must be made in cash — whether by check, money order or electronic transfer — and must occur before the calendar year in which the beneficiary turns 18.

— Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
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

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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In professional and service organizations, relationships represent legal tender.

— Zaharia-Gabriel Sidere, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Under the bill, the penny would remain legal tender and would keep its one-cent value, but the bill outlines how persons and businesses may—but are not required to—round cash transactions if exact change cannot be provided.

— Chad de Guzman, Time, 16 July 2026

Definition of legal tender

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