medium of exchange
noun[S]
MONEYukussomething that is used topayforgoodsorservices, forexampleaparticularcurrency:
Theeurohasemergedas aglobalmediumofexchangetorivalthedollar.
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However all of these approaches are somewhat ad hoc and do not explain why intrinsically worthless money can have value asmediumofexchange.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Early silver coins, known as sceattas, appeared, replacing the impractical gold thrymsa as amediumofexchange.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They performed the function of money as amediumofexchange.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.According to economists, money is amediumofexchange.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The use of money as amediumofexchangeand unit of account is necessary to solve the first two problems of economic calculation.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.However economics does not explain how individual human beings and societies came to accept symbolic money as amediumofexchangeor store of value.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A currency is a unit of exchange and hence a kind of money andmediumofexchange.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.More recently cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin have been used asmediumofexchangein black market transactions.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Duplicate stamps can be sold or traded, so they are an importantmediumofexchangeamong collectors.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The commonmediumofexchangewas lump silver coinage, followed by gold and copper lump coinage.
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