Alexander Hamilton

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English

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Etymology

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From the portrait of Alexander Hamilton featured on them.

Noun

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Alexander Hamilton (plural Alexander Hamiltons)

  1. (slang) A United States ten-dollar bill.
    Synonym: Hamilton
    • 1990, Anthony Mancini, The Yellow Gardenia, New York, N.Y.: Donald I. Fine, Inc., →ISBN, page 163:
      “Take it. Butter for your bread.” / Frowning, he flipped through the bills, a cyclorama of Alexander Hamiltons. “That’s a pretty big smear,” Callahan said. / “It’s a grand. You take risks, you earned it.”
    • 2001, Paul S. Flores, Along the Border Lies, Berkeley, Calif.: Creative Arts Book Company, →ISBN, page 60:
      But it’s all a conspiracy, because then some narco deposits millions of dollars into the state cash reserve and everybody’s happy again. There’s nothing like a fresh stack of Alexander Hamiltons to promote Mexican patriotism.
    • 2021, Karen Dove Barr, Burnt Pot Island: A Marsh Hammock in its Natural State, Eugene, Ore.: Resource Publications, Wipf and Stock Publishers, →ISBN:
      She handed a stack of Alexander Hamiltons to Licia. “Mr. Howard’s gone and we got to go, too. We’re making a run for Atlanta. This money be a sign from God.”

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