McKinley
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Meaning · English
A United States five-hundred-dollar bill.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Presidents: Cash money, folding bills, the green stuff, cabbage, lettuce, bucks, dough, i.e., Washingtons ($1), Jeffersons ($2), Lincolns ($5), Jacksons ($20), Grants ($50), McKinleys ($500), Clevelands ($1,000), Madisons ($5,000), and Wilsons ($100,000).
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “McKinley” mean?
A United States five-hundred-dollar bill.
Is “McKinley” formal or informal?
McKinley is generally slang.