To earn a (nice) stack of money

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That's what everyone dreams of: to earn a nice stack of money. But where does this expression actually come from?

To earn a (nice) stack of money - coins in coin wrapping paper. — © Photo by kodezign at Pixabay

15.11.2021

Source: Company news

Coins are stored in rolls of paper in the bank or savings bank. Surely you have seen more than once when a cashier in a store or supermarket unrolls a roll of coins and divides the corresponding coins into the various cash compartments.

So a "nice stack of money" is literally a particularly long paper roll of coins. If one earns a stick of money, the salary is therefore particularly high.

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