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bank money

American  

noun

  1. checks, drafts, and bank credits other than currency that are the equivalent of money.


Etymology

Origin of bank money

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

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Project Samara tested the real-world feasibility and implications of a DLT-based platform for capital markets, using a real bond funded and traded with central bank money.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

The incident happened around 1 p.m. on Jan. 6 during a bank money drop at a Chase Bank branch in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2023

Banks failed when people lost faith in the banks’ promises: They wanted government money, not bank money.

From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2021

"If this scenario were to materialise, it would weaken the effectiveness of central bank money as a monetary anchor."

From Reuters • Nov. 5, 2021

All of Mrs. Weidenbach’s friends stood to clap, and they were joined by everybody who owed the bank money.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck

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