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coin money

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  1. Also, mint money. Make a great deal of money easily or very quickly. For example, With a monopoly on the market he could coin money, or These highly motivated realtors just about enable the agency to mint money. This hyperbolic expression dates from the mid-1800s.


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Furthermore, while the Articles of Confederation had given the national government the power to coin money, they had not prohibited the states from doing so as well.

From Textbooks Jul. 28, 2021

Congress has several expressed powers related to money, including the power to tax, the power to borrow, the power to establish laws on bankruptcy, and the power to coin money.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2016

And then the Constitution requires Congress “To coin money, regulate the value thereof.”

From Forbes Jun. 30, 2014

A decade ago, Corinthian Colleges was a Wall Street darling — a company that seemed to be able to coin money from the federal government and from desperate students.

From New York Times Jun. 26, 2014

Under the constitution the power to coin money and regulate its value is vested in congress.

From Monopolies and the People by Cloud, D. C.

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