e-money, n.
Brit. /ˈiːmʌni/, U.S. /ˈiˌməni/
Forms: 19– E-money, 19– e-money, 19– emoney
[‹ e- prefix1 + money n.]
= e-cash n.
A proprietary name in the United States.
| 1993 Whole Earth Rev. (Nexis) 22 June 40 By its decentralized, distributed nature, encrypted e-money has the same potential for transforming economic structure as personal computers did for overhauling management. 1996 Wired Oct. 47/1 Microsoft is getting into emoney and online commerce in a big way. 1999 Observer (Electronic ed.) 29 Aug. E-money and e-commerce will allow the creation of a payments settlement system that can be globally managed by private firms. |