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(economics, finance) The premium or percentage on a better sort of money when it is given in exchange for an inferior sort. The premium or discount on foreign bills of exchange is sometimes called agio.
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(finance) Automated computerized trading in financial markets.
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A hypothetical supranational currency.
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A fund, held by a bank in a contractual arrangement between the bank and the owner of the fund, a customer of the bank, into which they can deposit and from which they can withdraw money.
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(economics) The rate of interest that a central bank charges when it lends money to another bank
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Synonym of currency basket
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(economics) A fixed exchange rate system in which the dollar was convertible to gold and all other participating currencies were pegged to the dollar.
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(economics) That part of the money supply comprising both highly liquid "narrow money" and less liquid forms.
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An informal measurement of the purchasing power parity between currencies, based on the price of a Big Mac in various countries.
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Someone whose wealth (capital) is invested in business ventures in order to return a profit.
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(finance) Abbreviation of currency. [Money or other items used to facilitate transactions.]
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The certificate issued to the holder of such an account, verifying that he owns it.
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(economics) Forms of money that pass from hand to hand, such as coins and banknotes.
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Currency; circulating coins; notes, bills, etc., current for coin.
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Money, especially in the form of paper currency or coins, which is in hand or readily available for use.
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(economics) A currency that moves in correlation with the world prices of primary commodity products, due to the country's heavy dependency on the export of certain raw materials for income.
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(banking, finance) Any money whose value comes from a commodity of which it is made, consisting of objects having value or use in themselves as well as their value in buying goods.
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Money or other items used to facilitate transactions.
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(finance) A portfolio of selected currencies with different weightings, commonly used by investors to minimize the risk of currency fluctuations.
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(finance) A portfolio of different currencies.
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A three-letter designation assigned by ISO standard 4217 denoting a given currency.
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(US) Synonym of bureau de change
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(finance) The buying or selling of foreign currency by a government or central bank in exchange for their own domestic currency, generally with the intention of influencing the exchange rate and trade policy.
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The separation of currency risk outsourcing costs from asset allocation and security selection costs.
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(finance) A form of risk resulting from changes of currency exchange rates.
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(by extension) A bundle of banknotes held together by such a device.
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(economics) Competition between countries to achieve a relatively low exchange rate for their home currencies, so as to help their domestic industry.
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(finance, uncommon) Foreign currency.
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Monetary concerns; the power of money.
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(economics) A monetary policy that makes money, credit, or both readily available to many borrowers and at relatively low interest rates.
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(economics, finance, also attributive) A relatively less-developed country or other trading region undergoing significant growth in production, consumption, or foreign investment.
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A short-term financial instrument to finance government debt in the European Union.
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Alternative letter-case form of Eurobond [(finance) An international bond denominated in a currency not native to the country where it is issued.]
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(finance, historical) A type of cheque formerly used in Europe that was accepted across national borders and could be written in a variety of currencies.
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(finance) Deposits denominated in a currency other than the currency of the depositee.
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(economics) A deposit, in US dollars, held in a bank outside of the United States (no longer necessarily in Europe)
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(finance) A deposit, in the euro currency, held in a bank outside of the Eurozone.
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(finance, historical) A deposit, in French francs, held in a bank outside of France.
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(finance) Any financial market that issues securities in currencies other than the country of origin (whether or not any European currency is involved).
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(finance, of an option, not comparable) That can be exercised only at the expiry date.
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The Central bank for the European Union, administering the monetary policy of the 17 EU Eurozone member states.
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(finance) A deposit, in Japanese yen, held in a bank outside of Japan.
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(economics, finance) The rate at which one currency can be exchanged for another, usually expressed as the value of the one in terms of the other.
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(finance) Currency risk.
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An available fund of money, especially one for a specific purpose.
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The amount or value listed on a bill, note, stamp, etc.; the stated value or amount.
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(game development) One or several systems that inject currency into the game's economy, thus controlling or preventing inflation
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(countable) Initialism of foreign exchange certificate. [(finance) A surrogate currency often used as a tool to control circulation of foreign exchange in countries where the national currency is subject to exchange controls or is not convertible. The certificates may be denominated in local or foreign currency, depending on the exact purpose of the regulation.]
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(US, economics) Federal Reserve Board.
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(attributive) (Pertaining to) fiat currency.
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(economics) Money that is not backed by any commodity, but has value because people agree on its value, and often is established as legal tender by government fiat.
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(economics) Money that is not backed by any commodity, but has value because people agree on its value, and often is established as legal tender by government fiat.
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The science of management of money and other assets.
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The culture associated with financial markets.
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A financial institution or group which provides a wide range of financial services, consisting of insurance, banking and advisory services.
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The branch of economics characterized by a concentration on monetary activities.
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The work of a financier; the field of finance.
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Obsolete form of finance. [The management of money and other assets.]
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Paper currency; cash in the form of printed banknotes.
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(banking, finance) Any currency that is in use in a foreign nation, and an authorized medium of circulation and the basis for record-keeping in that nation.
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(finance, economics) Direct investment into production or business in a country by an individual or company of another country, either by buying a company in the target country or by expanding operations of an existing business in that country.
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(finance) A surrogate currency often used as a tool to control circulation of foreign exchange in countries where the national currency is subject to exchange controls or is not convertible. The certificates may be denominated in local or foreign currency, depending on the exact purpose of the regulation.
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A market for trading one currency for another.
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(finance) Currency risk.
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foreign direct investment
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Synonym of foreign currency
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Short for foreign exchange. [The exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country.]
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(finance, chiefly banking) A method of banking whereby the bank holds reserves that are only a fraction of its deposit liabilities.
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A floating rate of exchange rate under which the currency's value is allowed to fluctuate in response to foreign-exchange market mechanisms without government intervention.
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(economics) A form of money which has a face value which is not in excess of its intrinsic value as a commodity.
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(finance) foreign exchange
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(finance) Currency risk.
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Any of the European Union member currencies that were linked by artificial exchange rates so as to preserve a common price structure for agricultural products.
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An economic principle stating that, when a government overvalues one type of money and undervalues another, the undervalued money will leave the country or disappear from circulation into hoards, while the overvalued money will flood into circulation; or "bad money drives out good".
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(finance) Any globally traded currency that serves as a reliable and stable store of value.
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(economics) Money backed by specie and easily convertible into foreign currencies.
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Money that is created and dispersed by the central bank.
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(slang, economics) Money, or other financial instruments, that moves regularly between different markets in search of the best interest rate.
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(economics) A fixed foreign exchange rate, free capital movement, and an independent monetary policy: three things that are said to be impossible to have at the same time.
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(law, finance) In coin or monetary metal, in contrast to fiat currency or other paper.
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(numismatics, business) A rate in foreign currency.
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(economics, banking) The amount of time it takes for the government or the central bank to respond to a shock in the economy.
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The international organization entrusted with overseeing the global financial system by monitoring foreign exchange rates and balance of payments, as well as offering technical and financial assistance when asked. Abbreviated as IMF.
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(historical, World War II) Currency issued by the Japanese government for use in its occupied territories.
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A customer who also owns shares in the business.
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(banking) Any bank that is a joint-stock company.
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(banking, finance) Any type of money that is permitted to be circulated as a medium of exchange as directed by the laws of a nation.
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(law) Any form of currency that by law cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt equal to the amount offered.
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(finance) The institution in a financial system that acts as the provider of liquidity to a financial institution that finds itself unable to obtain sufficient liquidity in the interbank lending market and has exhausted other possible sources.
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(finance) A letter that is not legally binding but provides some form of assurance about the financial position of an entity.
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US spelling of licence to print money [Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see licence, to, print, money.]
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An asset in the form of money or cash in hand, or an asset which can be quickly converted into cash without losing much value.
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(finance) A document showing a liquidated sum of money, such a cheque or promissory note.
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(US) Initialism of money supply, the amount of coin and banknotes in circulation [(economics) The total amount of money (bills, coins, loans, credit, and other liquid instruments) in a particular economy.]
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(US, money supply) The amount of cash in circulation plus the amount in bank accounts.
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(US) (money supply) the amount of cash in circulation plus bank accounts, savings accounts and small deposits
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(US) (money supply) the amount of cash, all bank accounts etc plus foreign currency in circulation
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(UK, money supply) broad money
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(UK, finance) The principal stock market of the London Stock Exchange.
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(economics) A floating exchange rate that is controlled by means of occasional interventions by the country's central bank.
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(economics) A list of items used specifically to track the progress of inflation in an economy or specific market.
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(banking, economics) The forces in a free market which tend to control and limit the riskiness of a financial institution's investment and lending activities, such as the concern of depositors for the safety of their deposits and the concern of bank investors for the safety and soundness of their institutions.
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(finance) The average of the buying and selling rates for a currency.
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(finance) A small percentage of the value of a currency by which it is allowed to fluctuate in a single day, as part of a policy to stabilize the currency.
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(finance) Alternative form of mint par. [(historical finance) The monetary unit of a country stated in terms of the monetary unit of a second country which uses the same metallic standard.]
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The act by which money is minted.
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(US) A coin or currency item of a foreign country, such as travelers' checks, bearer negotiable instruments, bearer investment securities, bearer securities, stock on which title is passed on delivery, and similar material or checks, drafts, notes, money orders, and other similar instruments which are drawn on or by a foreign financial institution and are not in bearer form.
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(economics) The process by which the government, central bank, or monetary authority manages the supply of money, or trading in foreign exchange markets.
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A standard unit of a currency, of which the value of coins or notes are multiples
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The conversion of an economic system based mainly on barter and payment in kind into one that uses currency for most transactions.
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A currency maintained by a state or other entity which can guarantee its value (such as a monetary union).
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The act of exchanging currency of one type for another for a fee or percentage.
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(economics) The cognitive bias that leads people to think of money in nominal rather than real terms, mistaking its face value for its purchasing power at some point in time.
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(finance) A market for trading short-term debt instruments, such as treasury bills, commercial paper, bankers' acceptances, and certificates of deposit.
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(finance) A denomination of value used in keeping accounts, for which there may, or may not, be an equivalent coin.
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(economics) The total amount of money (bills, coins, loans, credit, and other liquid instruments) in a particular economy.
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Alternative spelling of money changing [The act of exchanging currency of one type for another for a fee or percentage.]
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The system of using money to make decisions.
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Archaic spelling of money. [A legally or socially binding conceptual contract of entitlement to wealth, void of intrinsic value, payable for all debts and taxes, and regulated in supply.]
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A financial institution chartered by a central or regional government, without capital stock, that is nominally owned by its members, who subscribe to a common fund.
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(economics) A type of temporary coinage, issued in places where regular coinage is unavailable, sometimes consisting of leather or wood.
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(economics) Money which functions in a manner as to render the economic results unchanged from those of a barter economy.
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(finance) An entity holding a note, such as a promissory note.
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(Britain) A facility used for trading in stocks that are not quoted on any London stock exchange
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Cash in the form of banknotes.
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To regulate how money given to a local authority must be spent.
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The currency of an oil-producing nation which tends to vary in value against other currencies in line with changes in the price of oil.
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(economics) Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece, Great Britain (UK) and Spain, grouped on the basis of their high indebtedness during the European sovereign debt crisis.
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(finance) Credit cards and debit cards as an alternative to cash.
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An interest rate set by a central bank to conduct monetary policy (often implemented as the bank's discount rate/bank rate or its repurchase agreement rate)
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(economics) A monetary policy in which the central bank increases the money supply in the banking system, as by purchasing bonds from banks.
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the theory that changes in prices and the value of money vary with changes in the amount of money in circulation
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Alternative form of quasimoney [(finance) Synonym of near money]
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(finance) Synonym of near money
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(economics) Any medium of exchange, printed or digital, that represents something of value, but has little or no intrinsic value of its own.
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(economics) A foreign currency that is held in reserve as foreign exchange reserves.
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Financial asset management which is undertaken along conservative lines.
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The early investment of capital in a startup company in exchange for an equity stake in the company.
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(money) The revenue obtained directly by minting coin (difference between face value and cost of metal).
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(finance, historical) The first (1970s) attempt at European monetary cooperation, essentially pegging all of the EEC currencies to one another.
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(economics) A currency not fully backed by specie.
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(banking, finance) Any currency which is based on or redeemable in gold.
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Money, especially in the form of coins made from precious metal, that has an intrinsic value; coinage.
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(banking, finance) A type of monetary unit which is designated by a government to serve as the basis of its currency system.
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An asset such as money or gold that is purchased or accepted as payment for goods and services for its ability to purchase other assets in the future without rapidly losing its purchasing power.
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(banking) A procedure whereby a central bank (usually the United States Federal Reserve) trades money with a foreign bank in one currency in exchange for an equivalent amount of money in the foreign bank's domestic currency, for the purpose alleviating a currency shortage.
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(economics) A monetary policy that makes money, credit, or both difficult for many borrowers to obtain and only at relatively high interest rates.
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(banking) Any money which is kept by a financial institution on its premises in order to meet daily cash requirements.
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(banking, finance) Money which is loaned or prepared to be loaned for a specified period of time.
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(economics) A type of regular money issued by the government, such as paper currency or coins, which has a greater face value than its intrinsic value.
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A place where state or royal money and valuables are stored.
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(rare) Unreal money, or non-monetary currency, such as goods, credit, etc.
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A foreign currency; any monetary standard.
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(economics) The total supply of money in circulation or, less frequently, total amount of credit extended, within a specified national market or worldwide.
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(India) Money that circulates legally.
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A group of five financial organizations whose purpose is economic development and the elimination of poverty.
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(finance) Any currency that is traded outside its domestic borders
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