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Unit 1 vocab
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 |
Banknotes | 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 Notes (T-Notes) | type of government bond issued with shorter maturities than T-bonds |
Treasury Bills (T-Bills) | government bonds issued with terms of four, 13, 26 or 52 weeks |
cash | form of legal tender which can be used to exchange goods, debt or services |
Debit card | form of legal tender which can be used to exchange goods, debt or services |
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 |