paper-money
Cash, not coins
Paper money is currency in the form of printed notes rather than coins or precious metals.
The term emphasizes the physical medium—paper—as distinct from coinage or digital funds.
The government issued paper money to finance the war.
Now often written as two words: paper money.
Printed legal tender
- billAmount owed, written
- noteShort written record
- greenbackUS paper currency
- denominationNamed religious group
watermark · hologram · cotton · linen · polymer · engraving · intaglio · printing
Ready spending funds
- paymentFulfilling a financial obligation
- purchaseGoods obtained for payment
- spendingOutlaying of funds
- changeTo make different
wages · earnings · deposit · withdrawal · ATM · teller · cashier · register
Stored organizational funds
- inflationSustained price level increase
- deflationSustained decrease in prices
- devaluationLowering of currency worth
- hyperinflationExtreme rapid price escalation
circulation · issuance · trust · creditworthiness · backing · gold-standard
Fraudulent imitation
Unattached individuals
banknote
Printed legal tender
denomination · watermark · hologram · cotton · linen · polymer · engraving · intaglio · printing · recto
cash
Ready spending funds
- paymentFulfilling a financial obligation
- purchaseGoods obtained for payment
- spendingOutlaying of funds
change · wages · earnings · deposit · withdrawal · ATM · teller · cashier · register · checkout
treasury
Stored organizational funds
- inflationSustained price level increase
- deflationSustained decrease in prices
- devaluationLowering of currency worth
hyperinflation · circulation · issuance · trust · creditworthiness · backing · gold-standard
counterfeit
Fraudulent imitation
singles
Unattached individuals
numismatics
Study of currency
condition · grading · uncirculated · specimen · provenance · auction · catalog · album · sleeve · mintage
paper-moneycoinage
Invented term or currency
coins · hard currency · specie · gold coins · bullion
paper-moneydigital currency
Currency stored electronically
electronic money · cryptocurrency · virtual currency · e-money · online banking
paper-moneygold standard
Measure of ultimate quality
gold · precious metals · silver · bullion · specie
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