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American origin1856
A buck's a buck
Meaning: Money retains equal value regardless of its source or the circumstances under which it was earned.
Origin: American slang: "buck" has meant a dollar since at least 1856, probably from the buckskins once used as a unit of trade. The saying — money is money, however small or however it is earned — has no traced first use.
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