shin·plas·ter (sh n pl s t r)n. 1. A piece of paper money issued privately and devalued by inadequate security or by inflation. 2. A piece of paper money of small denomination issued by the government, especially one issued by the U.S. government from 1862 to 1878. [From its resemblance to paper used in plasters for sore legs.] |
shinplaster [ˈʃɪnˌplɑːstə]
n
(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) US, Canadian, and Austral a promissory note on brittle paper, issued by an individual
[so called because of its resemblance to a sticking plaster]
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| Noun | 1. | shinplaster - paper money of little value issued on insufficient security money - the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender; "we tried to collect the money he owed us" |
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