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1.nounA 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.nounA 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.nounA currency maintained by a state or other entity which can guarantee its value (such as a monetary union)."money supply; money market"
4.nounHard cash in the form of banknotes and coins, as opposed to cheques/checks, credit cards, or credit more generally.
5.nounThe total value of liquid assets available for an individual or other economic unit, such as cash and bank deposits.
6.nounWealth; a person, family or class that possesses wealth"He married money."
7.nounAn item of value between two or more parties used for the exchange of goods or services.
8.nounA person who funds an operation.