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legal tender, stamp, tender
something that can be used as an official medium of payment
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money
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
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currency
the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used
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appropriation
money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose
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fund, monetary fund
a reserve of money set aside for some purpose
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food stamp
a government-issued stamp that can be used in exchange for food
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money
the official currency issued by a government or national bank
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boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, loot, lucre, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum
informal terms for money
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shinplaster
paper money of little value issued on insufficient security
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subsidisation, subsidization
money (or other benefits) obtained as a subsidy
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token money
coins of regular issue whose face value is greater than their intrinsic value
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Eurocurrency
currency of the major financial and industrial countries held in those countries for the purpose of lending and borrowing
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cash, hard cash, hard currency
money in the form of bills or coins
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hard currency
a currency that is not likely to depreciate suddenly in value
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folding money, paper currency, paper money
currency issued by a government or central bank and consisting of printed paper that can circulate as a substitute for specie
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coinage, metal money, mintage, specie
coins collectively
