the system of exchanging goods for other goods rather than for money
“I owe you” – a piece of paper saying that one owes a certain amount of money to someone, signed and dated, forming a simple acknowledgement of a debt
money in the form of coins and notes
a small plastic card with a memory chip
a plastic card which is used instead of money or a cheque to pay for goods and services. The cost is taken directly from the user’s bank account. Debit cards can also be used to obtain money from cash dispensers
the easy and speed with which an asset can be converted into a medium of exchange
a bank account which usually earns little or no interest and from which money can be taken out at any time by cheque
the fact that payments to be made in the future are usually specified in terms of money
a measure of value and a standard of comparing values of different goods and services
(see Money supply) the total of all the money held by all persons and organizations in a country at a particular time; the whole of a country’s existing stock (or supply) of money to hold as a liquid asset
money that has value as a commodity as well as in its role as money, such as precious metals, cows, tobacco, or other tangible goods
any form of money which by law must be accepted when offered in payment
a plastic card which is used instead of money to pay for goods and services. The cost is charged to one’s account and paid later
1) any kind of money that is in general use as cash, passing from person to person, such as coins and banknotes, 2)the money of a particular country
the total of all the money held by all persons and organizations in a country at a particular time; the whole of a country’s existing stock (or supply) of money to hold as a liquid asset
paper money or coins of little or no intrinsic (material) value in themselves, that is, accepted as money only because the government declares it to be money
any article which is widely used because it forms a convenient and commonly acceptable means of payment when goods are exchanged, bought and sold
(ses Cheque) a special printed form filled in a signed by a person (the drawer) asking a bank (the drawee) to pay a sum of money to someone (the payee)
the ability to store wealth or purchasing power for future use