e-money

      English

      Etymology

      e- +‎ money

      Noun

      e-money (uncountable)

      1. The virtual money used in e-banking.
        • 1995, E-money (in Popular Science, volume 247, number 1, page 74)
          Once e-money is accepted as universally as greenbacks, don't be surprised if a disheveled man on the street steps up to you and says, "Brother, can you spare a little stored value?"
        • 2009, Roger LeRoy Miller, Gaylord A. Jentz, Fundamentals of Business Law: Excerpted Cases (page 412)
          Another form of e-money is the smart card.
      Last modified on 30 September 2011, at 14:47