paper gold
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of paper gold
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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He reminds us of the many materials from which money has been fashioned—seed, silver, paper, gold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
Sure, there are folks who have managed to humiliate themselves with the toilet paper gold rush and mask hoarding, defiant barhopping and denial.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 16, 2020
On paper, gold may have hit a two-year low, but in the physical market sellers are reporting rampant demand.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 20, 2013
The welcome calm was fostered both by Viet Nam peace hopes and by the previous weekend's international agreement in Stockholm on the creation of paper gold to bolster the world's monetary system.
From Time Magazine Archive
Lavinia threw a pillow at her, but the undaunted joker continued— 'Also this: Financial—This being a feminine paper, gold is no longer at Pa, but at Ma.'
From Shawl-Straps A Second Series of Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag by Alcott, Louisa May
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