Meanings
nounmoney printer (plural money printers)
plural money printers
- humorousinformalA notional "printer" representing a government's ability to issue money.
The shakiness hitting Wall Street isn't just because the Federal Reserve's money printer that’s supporting markets is slowing, but that it may soon go into reverse.
2022 January 13, Stan Choe, “As the Federal Reserve's money printer quiets, markets shake”, in AP News
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APA
money printer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/money%20printer
MLA
“money printer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/money%20printer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “money printer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/money%20printer.
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