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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

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As the historian Calvin Schermerhorn has written, “By 1840 Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi had more bank money in circulation per capita than any other state or region.”

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 1, 2025

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

He saw several possible benefits to the idea of introducing a central bank digital currency, such as expanding the availability of central bank money to include payments between ordinary people from transactions between banks only.

From Reuters Aug. 24, 2022

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

From New York Times Dec. 10, 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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