cashless society
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cashless society
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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A cashless society also raises concerns about privacy and surveillance.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2025
She said the UK was "not anywhere near" being a cashless society, with convenience stores planning to accept notes and coins for years.
From BBC • Jan. 28, 2025
They also may cling on to checks for cultural reasons or for psychological ones — for example, because writing them out is a manual process, almost like using cash in an increasingly cashless society.
From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2024
“A cashless society presumes a level of financial stability that many people just don’t have,” said Lev Elson-Schwab, advocacy chair of the League of Women Voters of Seattle-King County.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 27, 2023
From barter to the trading of commodities futures and stock options, from money to the cashless society, markets constitute frameworks for higher transaction efficiency, often equated with profit.
From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai
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