Catchword: bills

Filed under: English, Jamaica, Money & Finance, Slang

Part of speech: n.

Quotation: I remember the first time I saw a Jamaican $100 bill. It was at home in St. Thomas and an “uncle’ was visiting from the United States.…I do not know when the $100 became a “bills,” as it is commonly referred to (it has been more recently referred to as a “dollar,” no doubt as its purchasing power falls). Of course, the $500 note is known as a “Nanny.”

Article or document title:
“What can a ‘bills’ do?” (URL)

Author:
Mel Cooke

Article, document, publication, web site:
Jamaica Gleaner

Publishing location:
Kingston

Date of publication:
May 31, 2007

This catchword has yet to be researched.