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paper-money

paper-money is the alternative form of paper money.

Meaning of paper money

Noun (1)

paper money (uncountable)

  1. Cash in the form of banknotes.
    Antonyms:
    commodity money

Noun (2)

paper money (uncountable)

  1. A type of joss paper resembling banknotes burnt to venerate the deceased, ancestor spirits, deities, etc.
    • Moreover, you say that serving Fuh is a profitable service; that if you burn paper money, present offerings, and keep fasts before the face of your god Fuh, he will dissipate calamities, blot out your sins, increase your happiness, and prolong your age!1848, Samuel Wells Williams, The Middle Kingdom: A Survey of the Chinese Empire and its Inhabitants, page 558
    Synonyms:
    hell money

Questions about paper-money

What is paper-money the alternative form of?
Paper-money is the alternative form of paper money.

Words near paper-money in the dictionary

  1. paper-knife
  2. paper-knives
  3. paper-maker
  4. paper-makers
  5. paper-milling
  6. paper-money
  7. paper-plane
  8. paper-planes
  9. paper-pusher
  10. paper-pushers
  11. paper-thick

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