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mattress money
mattress money n. [with reference to the supposed custom of concealing savings inside or beneath the mattress] U.S. (Business slang) the uninvested savings of private individuals, esp. as a source of commercial funds or revenue.
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1980 San Francisco Business Jrnl. 14 Apr. 21/3 There's a lot of money generated privately from friends and relatives and personal savings. We call it mattress money.
1990 N.Y. Times 3 Mar. 7/2 A main aim of the legitimized dollar exchange is to tap into the ‘mattress money’, the huge stash of dollars held by Poles..that has had little legitimate place in the economy.
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