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MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE

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• MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE (noun)
The noun MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE has 1 sense:

1. anything that is generally accepted as a standard of value and a measure of wealth in a particular country or region

Familiarity information: MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE used as a noun is very rare.

• MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Anything that is generally accepted as a standard of value and a measure of wealth in a particular country or region

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Synonyms:

medium of exchange; monetary system

Hypernyms ("medium of exchange" is a kind of...):

criterion; measure; standard; touchstone (a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "medium of exchange"):

legal tender; tender (something used as an official medium of payment)

money (the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender)

currency (the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used)

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(English proverb)
"There is nothing as eloquent as a rattlesnake's tail."
(Native American proverb, Navajo)
"Don't eat your bread on someone else's table."
(Arabic proverb)
"Don't sell the fur before shooting the bear."
(Danish proverb)

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