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$1000.00 U.S. Currency.
Band=$1000.00
Bands=$1000.00 x A (A= number of bands)
Whip cost Bands, Clothes cause Bands...

Dawg i went to the mall and dropped 2 bands out dat hoe...
Bands by Marky McFly December 21, 2008
"Damn, you see Gucci Mane in that drop top 'Vette? I bet that bitch cost about 70 bands."
bands by erkiwa January 13, 2009
Referring to the rubber bands used to hold wads of cash; $1000 to be exact.

so "bands" are $1000 wads
cash makes her dance Juicy J, not the bands
Bands by MrCr December 21, 2012
Large amounts of money seperated by $1,000 in cash. Typically 10-Hundred dollar bills, 50-Twenty dollar bills, 100-Ten dollar bills, or 200-Five dollar bills.

This term was created by Baton Rouge rapper Ray Vicks who coined the term in his mixtape 36 O's Later (track 4).
Bands by Paperboy P March 29, 2010
A currency strap, also known as currency band or bill strap is a simple paper device designed to hold a specific denomination and number of banknotes. It can also refer to the bundle itself.

Come in a variety of colors. Ex. Yellow for $1000 all tens, purple for $2000 all 20's, brown for $5000 all 50's, mustard for $10,000 all hundreds.
I pop bands more often than I pop my collar.
bands by elcid0 February 19, 2013
A thousand dollar stack of $100 bills.
Bands is referring to the rubber band often holding the stack together.

Sometimes people can over exaggerate with this term as well.
Yo this car costs 100 bands!!!
Bands by honextly December 12, 2022