paper money

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Recent Examples of paper money In recent years, aided by the wider paper trail inherent in the shift from paper money to credit cards, the IRS started policing tip reporting on tax returns more carefully. Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 July 2025 During this time, China replaced its traditional currency of silver and gold with paper money. Hassan Tayir, CNN Money, 21 May 2025 Pretend money: Purchase fake paper money and roll it up to fit inside the plastic eggs. Erinne Magee, Parents, 16 Apr. 2025 Earlier rulers had sanctioned paper money, but always alongside coins, which had been around for centuries. IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2012 See All Example Sentences for paper money
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paper money
Noun
  • Minnesota’s energy assistance program is processing applications but the state’s Department of Commerce said federal LIHEAP dollars will likely be delayed by a month.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2025
  • More than 600 charity partners were represented by runners in Sunday's race, with millions of dollars raised.
    NPR, NPR, 2 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Explaining banknotes’ appeal, the European Central Bank study says that in moments of acute stress the public sees cash as a reliable store of value and a resilient means of payment.
    Olesya Dmitracova, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
  • But Nshombo quickly suspended the operation days later, saying the bank agents were overwhelmed by the load of banknotes brought forward to be changed.
    JANVIER BARHAHIGA, Arkansas Online, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Central banks have also continued snapping up gold reserves to reduce exposure to greenbacks.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
  • In an attempt to boost gamer bankrolls, this only occasionally profitable bettor will attempt to stack greenbacks under the lights.
    Brad Evans, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In 2026, a perfect storm of rising premiums and the expiration of enhanced subsidies that kept costs lower for middle-class families mean many people will face higher bills or be forced to shop around for cheaper plans.
    Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Trump officials' focus on recouping payments from defaulted student loan borrowers was a reversal of the Education Department's strategy under former President Joe Biden, which centered more on providing borrowers with additional options to get current on their bills.
    Annie Nova, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But as was proven later, in conflicting accounts like the ones here, the Band didn’t quite go quietly into that night.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2025
  • But the brave ones grow stronger and want to express more.
    Gavin J Blair, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • By comparison, during the last two years, there were hundreds spotted.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Japan says at least 17 of its citizens were snatched by North Korean agents in the late 1970s and 1980s – alongside hundreds of unexplained cases.
    Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Alamosa County Sheriff's Office announced the news and said that no additional details would be provided, and Barry's lawyer would only say that the money to secure his client's bond came from his friends and supporters.
    Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Those past titles didn’t come amid this new era of unlimited transfers and name, image and likeness money, which have flattened the top of the sport.
    Chris Vannini, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Rozier and Laster counted cash winnings at Rozier's home in Charlotte roughly a week later, the indictment says.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Non-itemizers will be able to claim a deduction for cash donations of up to $1,000 for single filers and $2,000 for couples filing jointly.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Paper money.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paper%20money. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.

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