Negotiable documents used instead of coins; spec. legal tender in the form of banknotes. Cf. paper, n. 13a.
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| 释义 | society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > paper money > [noun] (46) paper money1669 Negotiable documents used instead of coins; spec. legal tender in the form of banknotes. Cf. paper, n. 13a. bank paper1696 (a) banknotes in circulation; bills of exchange accepted by a bank; (b) thin paper used esp. for making carbon copies of typewritten documents (cf. f… paper1704 Negotiable documents, bills of exchange, promissory notes, etc., collectively; banknotes as opposed to coins. rag1797 slang. A banknote, paper money, spec. counterfeit money; (also) money in general. Cf. sense 6c and rag money n. at compounds 2. In later use chiefly… scrieve1800 Criminals' slang. Originally Scottish. A promissory note or a banknote; spec. one that is forged or counterfeit. Later also as a mass noun: paper… rag money1808 paper money, banknotes; esp. (during the American Revolutionary period and in the early 19th cent.) banknotes actually or presumed to be… soft1809 slang. Bank notes collectively; paper money; (in early use) spec. counterfeit notes. Also in plural. soft currency1837 Currency, or a currency, in the form of banknotes, bills, etc., as opposed to coins; paper currency. Later also: unsecured paper credit as opposed to… stamps1872 plural (U.S. slang.) Paper money; (sometimes more generally) money. scratch1914 Money, esp. paper money. slang (originally U.S.). folding money1930 paper money. colloquial (chiefly U.S.). ready1937 colloquial (chiefly British). Also in form reddy. Usually with the: ready money, cash. Now chiefly in plural: cash, esp. banknotes. Subcategories:— batch of (1) — a banknote (21) — counterfeit note(s) (7) — convertibility of (3) — collecting banknotes (2) |
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