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
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Noun
  • Koch said that in recent years, fewer SNAP dollars have been spent at the market following program reductions and that many producers in the Janesville area rely on EBT programs to maintain already slim profit margins.
    Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The company aims to produce thousands of the weapons annually at full rate production, with a target cost in the hundreds of thousands of dollars per unit.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 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
  • Imagine a telco app with an integrated AI assistant that can manage plans, optimize bills, and recommend new services.
    Astha Bhardwaj, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Chen’s Prince Group employs thousands of people and bills itself as one of the biggest conglomerates in Cambodia, with investments in luxury real estate, banking services, hotels, major construction developments, grocery stores and even luxury watches.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Courts have weighed in on video gambling machines, including ones with cell phone charging functions.
    Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • After four rounds and more than 10,000 votes in IndyStar's Beer Bracket, the king of the cold ones has been crowned.
    Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 27 Oct. 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 biggest, richest, most powerful clubs — the ones that will inevitably be the main beneficiaries if this takes hold — are making far more money than ever before.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Additionally, Ferguson faced large personal debts after her divorce and was repeatedly criticized for poor money management and lavish spending.
    Ashley Hume , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 22 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 29 Oct. 2025.

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