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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Currency or money that is counterfeit or worthless, or whose value is otherwise illusory.
  • noun Money from an illegitimate source.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun idiomatic Money gained in a devious or sneaky manner.
  • noun informal, US A highly inflated currency.
  • noun slang, US Bills of any foreign currency or of counterfeit origin.
  • noun slang Play money.

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