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Old October 19, 2013, 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Xinfu View Post
... can I convey the meaning by this?:

-I have no ready money.
No, 'ready money' is used to mean that you have the amount needed, and you do, indeed. The real question is can the merchant accept a large denomination note. (Can they make change?)

You could say, "The smallest note I have is ____. Will you accept that?"

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