Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chinese money

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.92 in modern English

Syllables: chi-ne-se -money
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Risky alternatives to cash, such as convertible securities, low interest debentures, or warrants, when they are used to purchase shares in a company.

Informal; Uncountable

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Chinese, money.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Some people, though, are beginning to question the growing use of convertible securities - or so-called Chinese money - to acquire companies."
"[…] who had begun as a bond salesman specializing in the convertible debentures and other so-called “Chinese money” generated by men like Evans and by the conglomerate acquisitions of the sixties […]"

Usage

Questions

What does chinese money mean?: Risky alternatives to cash, such as convertible securities, low interest debentures, or warrants, when they are used to purchase shares in a company.

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