"bad money drives out good" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [English]

Etymology: Traditional sentiment, both in literal and metaphorical sense, dating to ancient works such as Aristophanes' The Frogs, and appearing in various forms in various Islamic and European medieval texts. Head templates: {{head|en|proverb|head=}} bad money drives out good, {{en-proverb}} bad money drives out good
  1. Debased coinage (with low levels of precious metals) replaces purer coinage (with higher levels of precious metals). Related terms: dollarization, Gresham's law, throw good money after bad Translations (debased coinage replaces purer coinage): 劣幣驅逐良幣 (Chinese Mandarin), 劣币驱逐良币 (lièbì qūzhú liángbì) (Chinese Mandarin), 悪貨は良貨を駆逐する (akuka wa ryōka o kuchiku suru) (Japanese), 악화가 양화를 구축한다 (akhwa-ga yanghwa-reul guchuk-handa) [calque] (Korean)
    Sense id: en-bad_money_drives_out_good-en-proverb-VWsxDnJT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English proverbs Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 5 38 Disambiguation of English proverbs: 44 18 38 Disambiguation of 'debased coinage replaces purer coinage': 73 7 20
  2. People hoard good currency and other assets and attempt to pass inferior currency and assets to others in exchange.
    Sense id: en-bad_money_drives_out_good-en-proverb-0zR1QKza Categories (other): English proverbs Disambiguation of English proverbs: 44 18 38
  3. (figurative, in organizations and labor markets) Overvalued mediocre talent replaces undervalued real talent. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-bad_money_drives_out_good-en-proverb-2fFKL8V7 Categories (other): English proverbs Disambiguation of English proverbs: 44 18 38

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