| NOUN | possession | folding money, paper money, paper currency | currency issued by a government or central bank and consisting of printed paper that can circulate as a substitute for specie |
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| Meaning | currency issued by a government or central bank and consisting of printed paper that can circulate as a substitute for specie. | |
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| Synonyms | paper money, paper currency | |
| Narrower | bill, note, government note, bank bill, banker's bill, bank note, banknote, Federal Reserve note, greenback | A piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank) |
| fiat money | money that the government declares to be legal tender although it cannot be converted into standard / standard specie | |
| fractional currency | paper currency in denominations less than the basic monetary unit | |
| Broader | currency | The metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used |
| Spanish | papel moneda | |
| Catalan | paper moneda | |
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