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cashless society

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noun

  1. a society in which purchases of goods or services are made by credit card or electronic funds transferral rather than with cash or checks.


Etymology

Origin of cashless society

First recorded in 1970–75

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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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