press money
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of press money
First recorded in 1550–60
Example Sentences
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Among the gifts, according to the Associated Press: money, free vacation travel and truckloads of granite for Stone Age LLC, a business Nagin and his sons owned.
From Washington Post
They might one day press money into your palm.
From New York Times
Meg's Fellow Servant pressed; her Usage of the Constable; and of her taking Press Money to go to Boulogne.
From Project Gutenberg
So, taking a cavalier from a man's hand, she performed the exercise with such dexterity that they wondered, whereupon she said—"Press no man, but give me press money and I will go myself."
From Project Gutenberg
The wealthy man tried to press money upon both Penny and Salt, who smilingly refused to accept it.
From Project Gutenberg
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