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What are some slang words for money?

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Answer:

Slang for money

American slang, bill-specific

C-note, Benjamin ($100), Jackson, twankie, double sawbuck ($20), sawbuck ($10), fin ($5), buck ($1)

American - General

Bucks, bills, dollas, cash, paper, greenbacks, moolah, scratch, scrip (usually not legal tender), green, long green, cabbage, kale, lettuce, loot, dough, potatoes (usually pronounced puhtaytuhs), bread, bacon, clams, one large ($100), Fin (Five) Cheese, Cheddar. dead presidents

British
Dosh (cash/money), wonger (money, chiefly heard in London)

Australian
Coin, Shrapnel,

Chinese
dayang, chaopiao, rmb, piaozi

Spanish
billuya, plata, billete, palos, lana, billegas. . .

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