paper currency

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paper currency - currency issued by a government or central bank and consisting of printed paper that can circulate as a substitute for speciefolding money, paper moneycurrency - the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently usedfractional currency - paper currency in denominations less than the basic monetary unitfiat money - money that the government declares to be legal tender although it cannot be converted into standard speciebank bill, bank note, banker's bill, banknote, Federal Reserve note, government note, greenback, bill, note - a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes"