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FOLDING MONEY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Currency issued by a government or central bank and consisting of printed paper that can circulate as a substitute for specie
Synonyms:
folding money; paper currency; paper money
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("folding money" is a kind of...):
currency (the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "folding money"):
fractional currency (paper currency in denominations less than the basic monetary unit)
fiat money (money that the government declares to be legal tender although it cannot be converted into standard specie)
bank bill; bank note; banker's bill; banknote; bill; Federal Reserve note; government note; greenback; note (a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank))
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