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money definition - finance
An instrument that serves as a medium of exchange, has a standard of value, and is a means to save or store purchasing power. In the United States, money takes the form of paper currency and coins issued by the U.S. Treasury. Paper notes and coins issued by other governments also are   considered money. Gold, silver and other metals have been used as money in the past with limited usage now.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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