U.S. Money – Slang Words

American money (dollars,$) has many slang terms. 

buck = $1 ( five bucks = $5, a hundred bucks = $100, fifteen hundred bucks = $1,500, etc. *For $1, don’t say “one buck”, instead say “a buck.”)

Ex: I will give you “a buck” if you eat that french fry on the ground.

Ex:  Hey bro, can I borrow just “five bucks” from you?

a grand = $1,000

( five grand = $5,000,  a hundred grand = $100,000, etc. *For $1,000, don’t say “one grand”, instead say “a grand.”)

** a grand is also called ” a G”.  Ex.  5 Gs = $5000, 100 Gs = $100,000, etc. (this term is used mostly by criminals.)

Ex:  To buy a good car, you need at least “twenty grand” ($20,000).

Ex:  The man was robbed for “10 Gs” ($10,000).

Specific bill (paper money) nicknames

$10 bill (ten dollar bill) = a “ten-spot,” or a “Hamilton” (after the face on the cover, Alexander Hamilton)
$20 bill (twenty dollar bill) = a “dub,” or a “Jackson” (after the face on the cover, Andrew Jackson)
$100 bill (one hundred dollar bill) = a “bill” , a “C-note”, or a “Benjamin” ( after the face on the cover, Benjamin Franklin )

Other slang terms for American money include:

cash, bills, paper, greenbacks, moolah, scratch, green, loot, dough, bread, clams, cheese, cheddar. dead presidents