token money
noun
Simple meaning
Coins of regular issue whose face value is greater than their intrinsic value.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈtoʊkənˈmʌni
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
economics
Coins of regular issue whose face value is greater than their intrinsic value
economics
A type of regular money issued by the government, such as paper currency or coins, which has a greater face value than its intrinsic value.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: Coins of regular issue whose face value is greater than their intrinsic value
Used this way, token money is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in finance or economics contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Finance/economics
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