Meanings
nounplay money (uncountable)
- uncountableNoticeably fake bills or coins intended for use as toy currency, especially with board games, rather than currency in a legitimate exchange market.
Synonyms: toy currency, fun money, Monopoly money
- derogatoryoftenslanguncountableBanknotes of any foreign currency.
Synonyms: funny money, Monopoly money
Synonyms & antonyms
nounNoticeably fake bills or coins intended for use as toy currency, especially with board games, rather than currency in a legitimate exchange market.
nounBanknotes of any foreign currency.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 玩具鈔票 /玩具钞票
- 玩具鈔票 /玩具钞票 (wánjù chāopiào)obviously fake currency
Danish matadorpenge
- matadorpengeobviously fake currency
Finnish leikkiraha
- leikkirahaobviously fake currency
German Spielgeld
- Spielgeldobviously fake currency
Hungarian játékpénz
- játékpénzobviously fake currency
Swedish leksakspengar
- leksakspengarobviously fake currency
Turkish oyuncak para
- oyuncak paraobviously fake currency
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APA
play money. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/play%20money
MLA
“play money.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/play%20money. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “play money,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/play%20money.
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