"Monopoly money" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-Monopoly money.ogg
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Monopoly money (uncountable)
  1. Play money. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Money Synonyms: toy currency, fun money Synonyms (paper play money): fun money, play money Translations (paper play money — see also play money): monopoliraha (note: in Monopoly) (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-Monopoly_money-en-noun-r74bXknL Disambiguation of Money: 39 11 27 23 Disambiguation of 'paper play money': 63 14 17 6 Disambiguation of 'paper play money — see also play money': 59 14 16 12
  2. (slang, often derogatory) Banknotes of foreign currency; especially those which are vibrant or flimsy. Tags: derogatory, often, slang, uncountable Synonyms: play money, funny money Synonyms (bills of foreign currency): funny money Translations (strange-looking foreign currency): matadorpenge (Danish), monopoliraha (Finnish), billet de Monopoly [masculine] (French), denaro del Monopoli [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-Monopoly_money-en-noun-7nHCikCa Disambiguation of 'bills of foreign currency': 17 64 14 5 Disambiguation of 'strange-looking foreign currency': 18 64 13 6
  3. Money, especially paper money, that is perceived to have little or no value, or to be distributed freely. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-Monopoly_money-en-noun-SrfLI4et
  4. (idiomatic) Money that does not exist; referring to fraudulent record keeping. Tags: idiomatic, uncountable Categories (topical): Monopoly
    Sense id: en-Monopoly_money-en-noun-RtrUn18N Disambiguation of Monopoly: 24 12 8 56 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 16 8 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 29 13 8 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 8 11 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 14 6 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 20 10 9 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 24 14 12 51 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 24 13 10 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 25 13 9 53
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