band

Millennial#money

Meaning. A unit of money in slang, usually a thousand dollars, named for the paper band around a bundle of cash.

See it in a sentence

She dropped a band on those tickets.

How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

Gen Z
bag,guap
Gen Alpha
Haven't found the match yet.
Millennial · this one
band,rack
Gen X
bank
Boomer
bread
Plain English
unit of money in slang, usually a thousand dollars, named for the paper band around a bundle of cash

A large sum of money or a big financial win.

A large amount of money or earnings.

Money.

To obtain something through cleverness or deception; to swindle or steal.