Don’t expect to see a lot of Americans whip out green dollar bills this holiday shopping season, which is slowly yet steadily approaching.
According to MarketWatch, most Americans only use cash for small purchases. In fact, two-thirds of Americans who own a credit card will use cash only for purchases under $5, Marketwatch reported.
This varies by age, of course. Those aged 18 to 29 are least likely to use cash for a purchase under $5, with 30- to 49-year-old Americans similarly mostly opting for plastic over cash, according to MarketWatch.
But when Americans do use cash, what do they call it? Cash? Bucks? Dollar bills? Cheddar?
There are numerous slang terms for monetary bills in the United States and across the world. To help you improve your monetary vocabulary before Black Friday, GoCompare.com, a financial advice website, put together a list of the various slang terms used for money around the world.
Click through the slideshow below to see the nine money slang terms:
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Herb Scribner is a writer for Deseret News National. Send him an email at hscribner@deseretdigital.com or follow him on Twitter @herbscribner.