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What is a government iou called?

A bond.


How did moniker get its name?

The famous American author, Damon Runyon, wrote about New York's Broadway and underworld characters in his many stories about life in the 30s, 40s, and 50s. His characters had interesting nicknames or monikers, like Benny the Dip, and Harry the Horse. My guess is that it is a slang combination of the word " monogram " and " marker " or gambler's IOU. Perhaps, the word was coined by Runyon himself.


How do you spell contense?

The correct spelling is "continental" (adjective referring to continents).When capitalized as Continental, it can mean- an adjective referring to Western Europe- a colonial US soldier during the Revolutionary War- a bill, paper money (basically IOU's) issued by the US during the same war- a US airline (merged with United 2012)


How many vowels are in the ABC?

Three Letter Words Containing Only VowelsAyeYeaoyeeyeI'm sure YOU must realise that y is a consonant not a vowel!what about IOU. or the french for yes, OUI.EAU french for waterTechinically y is both a consonant and a vowel.


What is the meaning of getting the wrong end of the stick?

It comes from the reign of Charles ll of England and the stick referred to was a 'Tally stick'. Charles used these as a way to raise money to pay for his various escapades. When a loan was made, the debt was carved in a standard fashion on the surface of a small (preferably hazel-wood) stick, and then the stick was split in half through the center of the carving. The longer end of the IOU was given to the purchaser, and its handle was called the 'stock'...the root of the word's use in today's markets. Even a mostly illiterate public could read the amount scratched into the wood, and the stick would only fit perfectly with its original other half. That way, when the debtor returned with the money (or goods) owed, the sticks would be matched and the debt would be "tallied." The King borrowed more and more money using this method, and in the end, could not afford to pay off these debts. So, being the King, he declared that the debts were illegal and refused to make any payments. Thus he stole a huge amount of the country's gold - having already spent it - and forced the young economy to fall flat on its face. The King's various creditors ended up on 'the short end of the stick' (again, this is the source of that expression) and all credit in the country evaporated pretty much overnight. (From an article by Matt Collins)