"money printer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: money printers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} money printer (plural money printers)
  1. (informal, humorous) A notional "printer" representing a government's ability to issue money. Tags: humorous, informal Related terms: go brrr
    Sense id: en-money_printer-en-noun-8mI~mp0G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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