| 单词 | rag money |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrag money rag money n. U.S. derogatory (now historical) paper money, banknotes; esp. (during the American Revolutionary period and in the early 19th cent.) banknotes actually or presumed to be depreciated or irredeemable against hard currency; cf. sense 7b. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > paper money > [noun] paper money1669 bank paper1696 paper1704 rag1797 scrieve1800 rag money1808 soft1809 soft currency1837 stamps1872 scratch1914 folding money1930 ready1937 1808 Pittsfiled (Mass.) Sun 1 Oct. 3/4 Cider, Rye, or Indian Corn, will be received in payment—Rag money will not be refused. 1878 N. Amer. Rev. 126 166 The complete disuse and actual repulsion of silver by rag-money. 1932 A. M. Sakolski Great Amer. Land Bubble xi. 235 He [sc. President Jackson] and his cabinet soon realized that the land was paid for in ‘rag money’, i.e., in bank notes that were in many cases irredeemable and worthless. 1999 H. M. Ward War for Independence & Transformation Amer. Society ii. 31 In all the legislatures ‘rag-money’ groups were successful or struck fear among those who championed sound fiscal measures. < as lemmas |
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