bank money
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bank money
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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Project Samara tested the real-world feasibility and implications of a DLT-based platform for capital markets, using a real bond funded and traded with central bank money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
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
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
During the financial crisis, the stop to business had essentially led to a drop in the demand for bank money, which quickly lost value relative to gold.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2021
Francie knotted the bank money in her handkerchief.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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