press money

American  

noun

British Obsolete.

1. prest money.

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Etymology

Origin of press money

First recorded in 1550–60

Example Sentences

Suggestions that the U. S. was embarking on a wild era of printing press money were sternly repudiated.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mr. Borah looked worried as the gentleman from Oklahoma droned on & on, about his favorite theme: printing press money.

From Time Magazine Archive

Nature 's above art in that respect.—There's your press money.

From King Lear by Shakespeare, William

And then Judge Merlin seemed to understand that to continue to press money upon this proud old Castilian nobleman would be simply to insult him.

From Self-Raised Or, From the Depths by Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte

So, taking a cavalier from a man's hand, she performed the exercise with such dexterity that they wondered, whereupon she said—"Press no man, but give me press money and I will go myself."

From Amusing Prose Chap Books by Various