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license to print money

license to print money is the US standard spelling of licence to print money.

Meaning of licence to print money

Noun

licence to print money (plural licences to print money)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see licence, to, print, money.
  2. (colloquial, idiomatic) A means of generating a large income with little effort.
    • Owning a machine tool plant, it was said, was almost as good as a license to print money.1953, United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Ordnance, Buford Rowland, William B. Boyd, U.S. Navy Bureau of Ordnance in World War II

Forms of license to print money

plurallicenses to print money

Questions about license to print money

What is license to print money the US standard spelling of?
License to print money is the US standard spelling of licence to print money.

Words near license to print money in the dictionary

  1. license fee
  2. license fees
  3. license laundering
  4. license plate
  5. license plates
  6. license to print money
  7. license-free
  8. licensed
  9. licensed premises
  10. licensed victualler
  11. licensed victuallers

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