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e-money

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English

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Etymology

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From e- +‎ money.

Noun

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e-money (uncountable)

  1. The virtual money used in e-banking or its shadow banking counterparts.
    Synonyms: cybercash, cybermoney, e-cash
    Hyponym: cryptocurrency
    Coordinate terms: cybercurrency, digital currency, e-currency, virtual currency
    • 1995, “E-money”, in Popular Science, volume 247, number 1, page 74:
      Once e-money is accepted as universally as greenbacks, don't be surprised if a disheveled man on the street steps up to you and says, "Brother, can you spare a little stored value?"
    • 2009, Roger LeRoy Miller, Gaylord A. Jentz, Fundamentals of Business Law: Excerpted Cases, page 412:
      Another form of e-money is the smart card.
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