Meaning of folding money | Babel Free

Definitions

Paper currency; cash in the form of printed banknotes.

uncountable

Examples

“...W. A. Julian, late treasurer of the United States, decorated our folding money with his signature for 15 years.”

“[I]magine that you parted with some good folding money—for it takes the "long green" to secure four-year old^([sic]) peach brandy—[…]”

“... the Keynesian theory of ... government spending had a very profound effect on our economy. It has taken folding money out of the pockets of everyone here tonight.”

“1957, Hearings before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate Secretary HUMPHREY. Well, I think⟳ I can; yes, sir. $25.855 billion are printed notes as of April 30, 1957. Senator MALONE. That is the folding money, the little bills that we carry⟳ around? Secretary HUMPHREY. That is right.”

“Few of us ever have⟳ folding money in our pockets long enough to become⟳ very well acquainted with it.”

“Less need⟳ for paper cash means fewer trips to the ATM to get⟳ more folding money.”

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