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Bookmark or Share- Definition, Economics, History, Types, & Facts - Britannica MoneyMoney, a commodity accepted by general consent as a medium of economic exchange. It is the medium in which prices and values are expressed; as currency, it circulates anonymously from person to person and country to country, thus facilitating trade, and it is the principal measure of wealth.
- A Brief (and Fascinating) History of Money | BritannicaPeople worry about it, think of ways to get more of it, and dream about how to spend it. But how much do we really know about money? Keep reading for a short history of currency. Some of the earliest currencies were objects from nature. A notable example is cowrie shells, first used as money about 1200 BCE.
- Money - WikipediaMoney is any item or verifiable record that is generally accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts, such as taxes, in a particular country or socio-economic context. [1] [2] [3] The primary functions which distinguish money are: medium of exchange, a unit of account, a store of value and sometimes, a standard of deferred ...
- What Is Money? Definition, History, Types, and Creation - InvestopediaMoney is any item or medium of exchange that symbolizes perceived value. As a result, it is accepted by people for the payment of goods and services, as well as for the repayment of...
- What Is Money? - The BalanceMoney is anything that acts as a store of value and a medium of exchange; it only has value because people agree that it does. Because money is based on an agreement, the actual currency can be any sort of physical item, or it could be entirely electronic.
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