单词 | bad money |
释义 | > as lemmasbad money bad money n. debased coinage; counterfeit money. ΚΠ 1598 W. Phillip tr. J. H. van Linschoten Disc. Voy. E. & W. Indies i. xxxv. 69/1 Foure Tangas good money are as much as fiue Tangas bad money. 1693 in Colonial Rec. Pennsylvania (1852) I. 386 Wee of the Jurie doe find Charles Butler guiltie of dispersing bad monie. 1789 E. Rigby Let. 31 Aug. in Dr. Rigby's Lett. (1880) 223 Bad money was also in circulation here. 1868 Temple Bar 24 538 Snyde-pitching is passing bad money. 2007 Playthings (Nexis) 1 July 22 One of the easiest ways to identify bad money is by marking it with special pens... If the bill is good the ink turns yellow. < as lemmas |
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