folding money

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fold·ing money

(fōl′dĭng)

Paper money.

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folding money

(Currencies) informal paper money

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fold′ing mon′ey

Informal. paper money.

[1925–30]

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Noun

folding money - currency issued by a government or central bank and consisting of printed paper that can circulate as a substitute for specie

paper currency, paper money

currency - the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used

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, Federal Reserve note, government note, greenback, bill, note - a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes"

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folding money

n (Am) → banconote fpl

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