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‹ money ›

//ˈmʌni//
//ˈmʌni//

noun

» A legally or socially binding conceptual contract of entitlement to wealth, void of intrinsic value, payable for all debts and taxes, and regulated in supply.

» A generally accepted means of exchange and measure of value.
⁍ Before colonial times cowry shells imported from Mauritius were used as money in Western Africa.

» A currency maintained by a state or other entity which can guarantee its value (such as a monetary union).
⁍ money supply;  money market

» Hard cash in the form of banknotes and coins, as opposed to cheques/checks, credit cards, or credit more generally.

» The total value of liquid assets available for an individual or other economic unit, such as cash and bank deposits.

» Wealth; a person, family or class that possesses wealth
⁍ He married money.

» An item of value between two or more parties used for the exchange of goods or services.

» A person who funds an operation.