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lawful money

lawful money noun: any type of money that is permitted to be circulated as a medium of exchange as directed by the laws of a nation.

Noun

lawful money (countable and uncountable, plural lawful moneys)

  1. Any type of money that is permitted to be circulated as a medium of exchange as directed by the laws of a nation.
  2. Any type of money which is recognized in a community as a legal medium of exchange.
    Synonyms:
    current money

Synonyms of lawful money

Forms of lawful money

plurallawful moneys

Questions about lawful money

What does lawful money mean?
Lawful money means any type of money that is permitted to be circulated as a medium of exchange as directed by the laws of a nation.
What part of speech is lawful money?
Lawful money is a noun.
What is the plural of lawful money?
The plural of lawful money is lawful moneys.

Words near lawful money in the dictionary

  1. lawful days
  2. lawful evil
  3. lawful good
  4. lawful interception
  5. lawful interceptions
  6. lawful money
  7. lawful moneys
  8. lawful neutral
  9. lawfull
  10. lawfully
  11. lawfulness

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