- token money
- noun Date: 1889 money of regular government issue (as paper currency or coins) having a greater face value than intrinsic value
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token money
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Token money — is Money made from tokens of some form, as opposed to Account Money. Coins are token money, as are paper notes.Token money has a strong privacy feature in that it works as money without the intervention of any other party in each transaction… … Wikipedia
Token money — Token To ken (t[=o] k n), n. [OE. token, taken, AS. t[=a]cen; akin to OFries. t[=e]ken, OS. t[=e]kan, D. teeken, G. zeichen, OHG. Zeihhan, Icel. t[=a]kan, teiken, Sw. tecken, Dan. tegn, Goth. taikns sign, token, gateihan to tell, show, AS. te[… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
token money — UK US noun [U] MONEY ► notes or coins for which the value written on them is greater than the value of the materials they are made from … Financial and business terms
token money — noun coins of regular issue whose face value is greater than their intrinsic value • Hypernyms: ↑money * * * noun 1. : money (as paper currency or minor coins) of regular government issue having a greater face value than intrinsic value 2. : a… … Useful english dictionary
token money — noun money where the face value of notes or coins is unrelated to the value of the material of which they are composed … English new terms dictionary
token-money — A conventional medium of exchange consisting of pieces of metal, fashioned in the shape and size of coins, and circulating among private persons, by consent, at a certain value. No longer permitted or recognized as money … Black's law dictionary
token-money — … Useful english dictionary
Token — To ken (t[=o] k n), n. [OE. token, taken, AS. t[=a]cen; akin to OFries. t[=e]ken, OS. t[=e]kan, D. teeken, G. zeichen, OHG. Zeihhan, Icel. t[=a]kan, teiken, Sw. tecken, Dan. tegn, Goth. taikns sign, token, gateihan to tell, show, AS. te[ o]n to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Token sheet — Token To ken (t[=o] k n), n. [OE. token, taken, AS. t[=a]cen; akin to OFries. t[=e]ken, OS. t[=e]kan, D. teeken, G. zeichen, OHG. Zeihhan, Icel. t[=a]kan, teiken, Sw. tecken, Dan. tegn, Goth. taikns sign, token, gateihan to tell, show, AS. te[… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
token — n. & adj. n. 1 a thing serving as a symbol, reminder, or distinctive mark of something (as a token of affection; in token of my esteem). 2 a thing serving as evidence of authenticity or as a guarantee. 3 a voucher exchangeable for goods (often of … Useful english dictionary
