press money
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of press money
First recorded in 1550–60
Example Sentences
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Mr. Borah looked worried as the gentleman from Oklahoma droned on & on, about his favorite theme: printing press money.
From Time Magazine Archive
Suggestions that the U. S. was embarking on a wild era of printing press money were sternly repudiated.
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)
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
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