e-cash

See also: ecash

English

Etymology

From e- +‎ cash.

Noun

e-cash (uncountable)

  1. Money that is held, exchanged and represented in electronic form, and is used for transactions over the Internet.
    Synonyms: e-money, cybermoney, cybercash
    Hyponym: blind ecash
    • 2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections:
      The money came in the form of bank drafts, credit-card numbers, e-cash encryption keys, wire transfers to Crédit Suisse, and hundred-dollar bills in airmail envelopes.

See also

References

  • OED 2001

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