Money Money Agio (Ital. aggio, exchange rate, discount, premium), a term used in commerce in three slightly different connections, ...more on Wikipedia about "Agio"
An allowance is a term used to describe an allocation of money from one person to another. ...more on Wikipedia about "Allowance"
A billionaire is a very wealthy person, one who has a net worth over 1,000,000,000 US Dollars, Euros or comparably valued currency, or over 1,000 times the net worth of a millionaire. ...more on Wikipedia about "Billionaire"
In economics, bimetallism is a monetary standard in which the value of the monetary unit can be expressed either with a certain amount of gold or with a certain amount of silver: the ratio between the two metals is fixed by law. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bimetallism"
Cash usually refers to money in the form of liquid currency, such as bills or coins. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cash"
Commodity money is money whose value comes from a commodity out of which it is made. Examples of commodities that have been used as money include gold, silver, copper, salt, large stones, decorated belts, shells, cigarettes, and candy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Commodity money"
In economics, fiat currency or fiat money is money whose purchasing power derives from a declaratory fiat of the government issuing it. It is often associated with paper money unbacked by fixed assets, issued without the promise of redemption in some other form, and accepted by tradition or social convention. Fiat money is called fiduciary money in many languages. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fiat currency"
Full-reserve banking is a theoretically conceivable banking practice in which all currency circulating in a financial system would be backed up by an asset that is generally considered to be a stable store of value, such as gold. This implies the existence of a government body (such as a central bank) that would convert currency to a more stable type of asset if requested to do so. It also implies that the resources available to the central bank (and commercial banks) would be sufficient to convert all currency if so required. ...more on Wikipedia about "Full-reserve banking"
Gold coins are one of the oldest forms of money. The first gold coins in history were coined by the Lydian king Croesus in about 560 BC, not long after the first silver coins were minted by king Pheidon of Argos in about 700 BC. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gold coin"
:This article is on the monetary principle. For gold standard in diagnostic testing, see gold standard (test). ...more on Wikipedia about "Gold standard"
Hard currency, in economics, refers to a currency in which investors have confidence, such as that of a politically stable country with low inflation and consistent monetary and fiscal policies, and one that if anything is tending to appreciate against other currencies on a trade-weighted basis. Examples of hard currencies at this time include the United States dollar, the euro, the Japanese yen, the British pound and the Swiss franc. Before its replacement by the euro, the Deutschmark was considered perhaps the best hard currency. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hard currency"
Hard money policies are those which are opposed to fiat money and thus usually in support of a gold standard or similar. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hard money (policy)"
"And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding vote the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his(its) number is ΧΞς." ( Book of Revelation 13:16-13:18) ...more on Wikipedia about "History of money"
Inside money is a term that refers to any debt that is used as money. It is a liability to the issuer. The net amount of inside money in an economy is zero. ...more on Wikipedia about "Inside money"
The Islamic Dinar is a specific weight of 22k gold equivalent to 4.25 grams. ...more on Wikipedia about "Islamic Dinar"
Legal tender or forced tender is payment that cannot be refused in settlement of a debt denominated in the same currency by virtue of law. ...more on Wikipedia about "Legal tender"
Limping bimetallism was a monetary system in the United States that was partially dependent on silver but primarily dependent on gold. It was developed after the abandonment of bimetallism and the adoption of the gold standard in 1873. The Bland-Allison Act of 1878 allowed the coining of new silver dollars, thus creating this system, which was then abandoned again once the Gold Standard Act of 1900 was enacted. ...more on Wikipedia about "Limping bimetallism"
This is a list of songs about money: ...more on Wikipedia about "List of songs about money"
With reference to the UK economy, the M4 is a definition of the money supply denoting Broad Money, a wide definition of the volume of sterling in the economy, encompassing notes and coin as well as money held in bank accounts. The measure is equivalent to the US M3 (see Money supply for US definitions). ...more on Wikipedia about "M4 money supply"
A medium of exchange is an intermediary used in trade to avoid the inconveniences of a pure barter system. ...more on Wikipedia about "Medium of exchange"
A millionaire is a person who has a net worth or wealth of more than one million United States dollars, euros, UK pounds or units of a comparably valued currency. ...more on Wikipedia about "Millionaire"
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A monetary economy is a society's economy where products and services are traded in exchange for money. ...more on Wikipedia about "Monetary economy"
Monetary Reform is accounting reform that reaches more deeply into banking, central banks, money supply and monetary policy. It affects how money is created and destroyed, and what constitutes a reliable measure of economic growth and measures of national income. ...more on Wikipedia about "Monetary reform"
Money is any marketable good or token used by a society as a medium of exchange, store of value and unit of account. Since the needs arise naturally, societies organically create one or several money objects when none exists. In other cases, a central authority creates a single money object and compels its use; this is more frequently the case in modern societies with paper money. ...more on Wikipedia about "Money"
A money clip is a device typically used to store cash and/or credit cards in a very compact fashion for those who do not wish to carry a wallet. ...more on Wikipedia about "Money clip" My shortopedia and me.
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