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I wonder what the origin of the term "bucks" is (meaning, dollars) in countries that don't have bucks on their currency -- nm

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) Jun 24 '20, 17:41

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It's from American (and maybe Canadian) fur traders. They got it from us. -- nm* - loosilu Jun 24, 17:50 1
- Thanks! -- nm - Beryllium Jun 24, 17:58
Probably imported from English. -- nm - TWuG Jun 24, 17:50

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