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unit 1 vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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money | something generally accepted as a medium of exchange, a measure of value or a means of payments (Merriam-Webster Dictionary) |
currencies | system of money in general use in a country |
coin | type of money made with metal, stamped and issued by the authority of government |
bank notes | promissory notes issued by a Federal Reserve Bank |
government bond | form of debt issued by a national government |
treasury bonds (t-bonds) | type of treasuries which have the longest maturities of all government bonds |
treasury bills (t-bills) | type of government bond issued with shorter maturities than T-bonds |
cash | form of legal tender which can be used to exchange goods, debt or services |
debit card | payment card which provides the cardholder electronic access to their bank account |
credit card | payment card issued by a bank to cardholders as a method of payment |
personal check | slip of paper which allows the user to make a payment from his or her bank account to a business or individual |
electronic funds transfer | wire transfer of money from one bank account to another |
money supply | total amount of monetary assets available in a country’s economy at a specific time |
money demand | desired holding of financial assets in the form of money– cash and bank deposit |
continentals | paper currency issued by the Continental Congress |
gold standard | standard mass of gold defines the value of a currency unit |