The act of engaging in transactions designed to obscure the origin of money, especially money that has been obtained illegally.

Noticeably fake bills or coins intended for use as toy currency, especially with board games, rather than currency in a legitimate exchange market.

(economics) The total amount of money (bills, coins, loans, credit, and other liquid instruments) in a particular economy.

(finance) A directive to pay a prespecified amount of money from prepaid funds, making it a more trusted method of payment than a check.

plural of money order

An imaginary tree from which money can be plucked. See money doesn't grow on trees. / (commercial name) The Malabar chestnut, Pachira aquatica. / (botany) The jade plant, Crassula ovata.

(finance, Britain) A person who produces the loan of money to others.

A burglar-resistant container for storing money and other precious items.

(economics) Money backed by specie and easily convertible into foreign currencies. / (US, politics) Money contributed directly to a candidate rather than to a party or committee.

(economics) Money that is not backed by any commodity, but has value because people agree on its value, and often is established as legal tender by government fiat.