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
Economists generally agree that the new currency with which nations pay their debts to each other should be the International Monetary Fund's Special Drawing Rights, or paper gold.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the introduction to that catalogue one gets the story of woven linens, cottons, silks, paper, gold and silver threads, interspersed with precious jewels and glass beads—all materials woven by hand or machine.
From The Art of Interior Decoration by Wood, Grace
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