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U.S. Money – Slang Words
American money (dollars,$) has many slang terms.
buck = $1 ( five bucks = $5, a hundred bucks = $100, fifteen hundred bucks = $1,500, etc. *For $1, don’t say “one buck”, instead say “a buck.”)
Ex: I will give you “a buck” if you eat that french fry on the ground.
Ex: Hey bro, can I borrow just “five bucks” from you?
a grand = $1,000
( five grand = $5,000, a hundred grand = $100,000, etc. *For $1,000, don’t say “one grand”, instead say “a grand.”)
** a grand is also called ” a G”. Ex. 5 Gs = $5000, 100 Gs = $100,000, etc. (this term is used mostly by criminals.)
Ex: To buy a good car, you need at least “twenty grand” ($20,000).
Ex: The man was robbed for “10 Gs” ($10,000).
Specific bill (paper money) nicknames
Other slang terms for American money include:
cash, bills, paper, greenbacks, moolah, scratch, green, loot, dough, bread, clams, cheese, cheddar. dead presidents
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