money

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[edit] English

Coins and banknotes – the two most common physical forms of money.

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  • IPA: /ˈmʌni/, X-SAMPA: /"mVni/
  • IPA: [ˈmʌn.i], [mʌn̩iː]
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  • Rhymes: -ʌni
  • Hyphenation: mon‧ey

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English moneie, moneye, from Old French moneie (“money”), from Latin monēta, from the name of the temple of Juno Moneta in Rome, where a mint was. Displaced native Middle English schat (“money, treasure”) (from Old English sceatt (“money, treasure, coin”)), Middle English feoh (“money, property”) (from Old English feoh (“money, property, cattle”)).

[edit] Noun

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Wikipedia money (usually uncountable; plural moneys or monies)

  1. A legally or socially binding conceptual contract of entitlement to wealth, void of intrinsic value, payable for all debts and taxes, and regulated in supply.
  2. A generally accepted means of exchange and measure of value.
    Before colonial times cowry shells imported from Mauritius were used as money in Western Africa.
  3. A currency maintained by a state or other entity which can guarantee its value (such as a monetary union).
  4. Hard cash in the form of banknotes and coins, as opposed to cheques/checks, credit cards, or credit more generally.
  5. The total value of liquid assets available for an individual or other economic unit, such as cash and bank deposits.
  6. Wealth
    He was born with money.
  7. An item of value between two parties used for the exchange of goods or services.
  8. A person who funds an operation.
  9. (as a modifier) Of or pertaining to money; monetary.
    money supply, money market

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means of exchange and measure of value
currency
cash
available liquid assets
wealth
item of value used as payment
person who funds an operation
as modifier
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