paper currency

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paper currency - currency issued by a government or central bank and consisting of printed paper that can circulate as a substitute for specie

folding money, paper money

currency - the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used

fractional currency - paper currency in denominations less than the basic monetary unit

fiat money - money that the government declares to be legal tender although it cannot be converted into standard specie

bank bill, bank note, banker's bill, banknote, Federal Reserve note, government note, greenback, bill, note - a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes"

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