till money
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of till money
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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The Bank of England's note issue is now chiefly used by other banks as "till money," or part of the store of legal-tender cash they keep to meet demands on them.
From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Phillips, Chester Arthur
Without them the banks would require to keep £8,000,000 or £10,000,000 of gold coin, not as a reserve but as till money.
From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Phillips, Chester Arthur
When, however, a bank can hold its till money in the shape of notes, it is enabled to extend its operations into districts which would otherwise be quite inaccessible....
From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Phillips, Chester Arthur
No, we can't bail them out, but we can ease up their bills till money comes from home.
From The Lure of the Mask by Fisher, Harrison
Mr. Blyth points out that these unissued notes are "not a reserve but till money," but the distinction between till money and reserve is one upon which it is possible to lay too much stress.
From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Phillips, Chester Arthur
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