as in paper money
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Recent Examples of folding money
Actual folding money has been raised, and in 2016 actual ground is to be broken, on HTT’s 5-mile (8-kilometer) test track in California.
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IEEE Spectrum, 18 Dec. 2015
And on New Year's Day, the traditional Southern spread consists of black-eyed peas and collard greens (symbols for wealth—coins and green folding money, respectively), ham or pork (for prosperity), and cornbread (for gold).
—Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, 30 Nov. 2021
IEEE Spectrum, 18 Dec. 2015
And on New Year's Day, the traditional Southern spread consists of black-eyed peas and collard greens (symbols for wealth—coins and green folding money, respectively), ham or pork (for prosperity), and cornbread (for gold).
—Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, 30 Nov. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for folding money
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Alexander Hamilton | $10 bill Hamilton is one of two non-Presidents featured on US paper money.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2025
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This began to change in the late 1800s for a variety of reasons, in part due to coins being replaced with paper money and held within financial institutions, but also as women began to become more independent from the home.—
Brett F. Braley-Palko,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Late Laker Darius Morris’ dad and brother have been sentenced to prison for money order thefts of $5 million.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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In total, Hedges issued nearly 70 fake money orders, with 11 of them made out to her boyfriend or family member, according to the indictment.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
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Similarly, Intentionally Defective Grantor Trusts enable clients to sell assets to the trust in exchange for a promissory note, freezing asset value for estate tax purposes while transferring future appreciation out of the estate.—
Matthew F. Erskine,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The filing also details various financial agreements, including the early termination of a promissory note with Streeterville Capital, LLC.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
25 Mar. 2025
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The ancients used it as legal tender.—
Larry Light,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Other nations, such as El Salvador, have already embraced Bitcoin as legal tender, but a move of this magnitude from the world’s largest economy is unprecedented.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Folding money.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folding%20money. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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