wildcat note
wildcat note noun: one of the notes printed by a bank issuing wildcat money.
Noun
wildcat note (plural wildcat notes)
- One of the notes printed by a bank issuing wildcat money.
- We were worse off than under the State bank wildcat note plan of currency.1899 September, J,M. Girdner, “Greenbacks are an Imitation of Coined Money”, in Money, volume 3, number 3, page 79
- Whether it is difficult or not for the business world to see why a Federal Reserve is better than a National Banking system, as was a national bank note better than an unclassified wildcat note, still the fittest will survive.1918 November, Park Mathewson, “Budget Principles for the Bank”, in The Burroughs Clearing House, volume 3, number 2, page 27
Forms of wildcat note
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Questions about wildcat note
- What does wildcat note mean?
- Wildcat note means one of the notes printed by a bank issuing wildcat money.
- What part of speech is wildcat note?
- Wildcat note is a noun.
- What is the plural of wildcat note?
- The plural of wildcat note is wildcat notes.
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