bank money
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bank money
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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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
The FCA has stepped up action against failings in bank money laundering controls in recent years.
From Reuters ● Dec. 9, 2022
A separate risk is that because central bank digital currency would be viewed as more reliable than bank money, bank depositors would switch their funds to it in a financial crisis.
From New York Times ● Dec. 10, 2021
Francie knotted the bank money in her handkerchief.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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