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play money

play money noun: noticeably fake bills or coins intended for use as toy currency, especially with board games, rather than currency in a legitimate exchange market.

Noun

play money (uncountable)

  1. Noticeably fake bills or coins intended for use as toy currency, especially with board games, rather than currency in a legitimate exchange market.
  2. (derogatory, often, slang) Banknotes of any foreign currency.

Synonyms of play money

Questions about play money

What does play money mean?
Play money means noticeably fake bills or coins intended for use as toy currency, especially with board games, rather than currency in a legitimate exchange market.
What part of speech is play money?
Play money is a noun.

Words near play money in the dictionary

  1. play it safe
  2. play it straight
  3. play like
  4. play merry havoc with
  5. play merry hell with
  6. play money
  7. play nice
  8. play Nostradamus
  9. play number two
  10. play of color
  11. play of colour

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