Why dollars are called bucks or cheese, and other slang terms for money explained

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Slang has been used to describe money for centuries, giving us a wide range of expressions to use in reference to currency and credit. With that in mind, we've taken a look at some of the more interesting terms from around the world, and traced their origins.

To illustrate these glorious slang expressions, we teamed up with Art Money to create visuals using ACTUAL money, with each image created using the currency of the country of the term's origin. To take a closer look at the detail each design goes into, click here.