bank money
Americannoun
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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