a medium of exchange is any item that is widely acceptable in exchange for goods and services. In modern economies, the most commonly used medium of exchange...
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Money (redirect from Concept of money)
repayment of debts, such as taxes, in a particular country or socio-economic context. The primary functions which distinguish money are: medium of exchange, a...
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Near money (section Medium of exchange)
is often defined in terms of the three functions or services: as a medium of exchange, as a store of value and as a unit of account. Money's most important...
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Fiat money (section Loss of backing)
because the individuals who use it as a unit of account – or, in the case of currency, a medium of exchange – agree on its value. They trust that it will...
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Bitcoin (category Wikipedia articles in need of updating from November 2023)
tender. Bitcoin is currently used more as a store of value and less as a medium of exchange or unit of account. It is mostly seen as an investment and has...
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Barter (redirect from Barter exchange)
of exchange in which participants in a transaction directly exchange goods or services for other goods or services without using a medium of exchange...
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authorities. Originally designed as a medium of exchange, Bitcoin is now primarily regarded as a store of value. The history of bitcoin started with its invention...
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The Columbian exchange, also known as the Columbian interchange, was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, precious metals, commodities, culture...
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barter, other kinds of in-kind transactions also suffer from the coincidence of wants problem in the absence of a medium of exchange. Romance, for example...
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Currency (redirect from Coin of the realm)
A currency is a standardization of money in any form, in use or circulation as a medium of exchange, for example banknotes and coins. A more general definition...
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