press money
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of press money
First recorded in 1550–60
Example Sentences
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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
The wealthy man tried to press money upon both Penny and Salt, who smilingly refused to accept it.
From Signal in the Dark by Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine)
He had grown lavish in hospitality; he had become almost aggressively open-handed to his comrades, and had sought to press money upon men who in no wise needed it.
From The Deserter by King, Charles
The banks begin to press: money is tight, as it is now while I write.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 22, January, 1873 by Various
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