spade money

noun

An early form of coin and commodity money used during the Zhou dynasty in China.

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Meanings

nounspade money (countable and uncountable, plural spade moneys)

plural spade moneys

  1. countablehistoricaluncountablebankingAn early form of coin and commodity money used during the Zhou dynasty in China.
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