Examples of “Jefferson” in a Sentence

noun A US two-dollar bill (informal, so called from the portrait of Thomas Jefferson on it).

• Gambling's not my form of masochism," said Carl. "Huh?" "So how much?" "The wad's mostly ones. Some Jeffersons. Two or three Abes. — J. Madison Davis, And the Angels Sing (1996)
• He paid for the coffee with a couple of Jeffersons.
• Two-dollar bills are rare, so people sometimes hang onto a Jefferson instead of spending it.