put in circulation

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But the process is highly competitive because the actual amount of cryptocurrency to be put in circulation is limited.

From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2021

Now nobody wants the "bond coins" it put in circulation last month to replace the lollipops, chewing gum and pens that have been used in lieu of change for transactions in shops.

From Reuters • Jan. 8, 2015

In this situation, if  you stamp a piece of money with your statement, 900 people see each bill that you stamp, as it gets put in circulation and passed from hand-to-hand.

From Salon • Sep. 4, 2014

Three months ago at Hawarden, Iowa, 300 red-white-&-green certificates were put in circulation by the city.

From Time Magazine Archive

The number of works anywhere published is, however, no indication of the number of books put in circulation, since some will have to be multiplied by tens, others by hundreds, and others by thousands.

From The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author by Burton, John Hill