paper money
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paper money¹
- /ˌpeɪpə ˈmʌni/ UK
- /ˌpeɪpəɹ ˈmʌni/ US
Where it comes from
From paper + money.
noun
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Cash in the form of banknotes.
Similar: folding money, paper currency · Opposite: commodity money
paper money²
- /ˌpeɪpə ˈmʌni/ UK
- /ˌpeɪpəɹ ˈmʌni/ US
Where it comes from
Calque from Chinese 紙錢／纸钱 (zhǐqián).
noun paper-money
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A type of joss paper resembling banknotes burnt to venerate the deceased, ancestor spirits, deities, etc.
Moreover, you say that serving Fuh is a profitable service; that if you burn paper money, present offerings, and keep fasts before the face of your god Fuh, he will dissipate calamities, blot out your sins, increase your happiness, and prolong your age!
Similar: hell money
Translations
Every language
noun cash in the form of banknotes
| Español | papel moneda |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 지폐 jipye |
| 日本語 | 紙幣 shihei |
| 中文 | 紙幣 /纸币 zhǐbì |
| Português | papel-moeda |
| Français | papier-monnaie, monnaie-papier |
| Deutsch | Banknote, Papiergeld |
| Italiano | cartamoneta, denaro, banconota |
| Ελληνικά | χαρτονόμισμα chartonómisma |
| Русский | бума́жные де́ньги bumážnyje dénʹgi, банкно́ты banknóty, купю́ры kupjúry |
| Tiếng Việt | tiền giấy |
noun type of joss paper
| 中文 | 紙錢 /纸钱 zhǐqián |
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