General words for money, cash and coins
banknote
noun
a piece of paper money. The usual word is bill.
bill
noun
a piece of paper money. The British word is note
cash
noun
money in the form of bills and coins
cash
noun
money in any form, especially money that is available for you to use when you need it
change
verb
to exchange a bill or coin of high value for bills or coins of lower value
change
noun
coins instead of bills
change
noun
if you have change for a bill or coin of high value, you have bills or coins of lower value that you can exchange for it
coin
noun
a flat round piece of metal with special designs on it, used as money. A piece of money made from paper is called a bill.
coin
noun
money in the form of coins
coinage
noun
the coins used in a particular country or in a particular period in history
copper
noun
a coin of low value made of copper or bronze
denomination
noun
the value of a particular coin or piece of paper money
e-cash
noun
money that exists in electronic form and is used to pay for things over the Internet
electronic purse
noun
a card that has a particular value in cash stored on it in a microchip, which you can use for paying for things
face
noun
one side of a coin
face value
noun
the value of a stamp or coin that is shown on the front of it
finance
noun
your finances are how much money you have and how well you spend it or save it
funny money
noun
money that is illegal because it has not been printed by the government
funny money
noun
money that has been obtained illegally
funny money
noun
money whose value changes often
gold
noun
things such as jewelry and coins that are made of gold
hard cash
noun
money in the form of coins or bills, rather than checks or credit cards
hard cash
noun
money in any form
heads
noun
the side of a coin that has a picture of a head on it. The other side is tails
loose change
noun
small coins that you have with you
lucre
noun
money, especially money that someone gets for doing something bad
medium of exchange
noun
something that people agree has value and can be used as money, for example gold
money
noun
what you earn, save, invest and use to pay for things. Money can be kept in a bank, where it can earn interest. If you have a bank account, you can pay for things with a check
money
noun
the coins and pieces of paper that you use to pay for things in a particular country
money
noun
the coins and pieces of paper that you can use to pay for things
money order
noun
an official document that you buy in a post office as a safe way of sending money to someone
new money
noun
money that has been recently gained rather than money that a family has always had
note
noun
a piece of paper money
obverse
noun
the main side of a coin, usually with a picture of a head on it
paper money
noun
money in the form of pieces of paper, not coins
petty cash
noun
a small amount of money in coins or bills that a business or organization keeps available to pay for small things
piece
noun
a coin that has a particular value
piece
noun
an old word meaning “coin”
PO
abbreviation
postal order
postal order
noun
a money order
silver
noun
silver colored coins, or coins made of silver
small change
noun
coins of low value
tails
noun
the side of a coin that does not have a picture of a person on it
ready cash/money
money in the form of coins and bills that you can spend immediately
spare change
coins of low value that you do not need, especially coins that you give to someone else
