Money
Money is any object or record that is generally accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts in a given socio-economic context or country. The main functions of money are distinguished as: a medium of exchange; a unit of account; a store of value; and, occasionally in the past, a standard of deferred payment. Any kind of object or secure verifiable record that fulfills these functions can be considered money.
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Famous quotes containing the word money:
“... a family I know ... bought an acre in the country on which to build a house. For many years, while they lacked the money to build, they visited the site regularly and picnicked on a knoll, the sites most attractive feature. They liked so much to visualize themselves as always there, that when they finally built they put the house on the knoll. But then the knoll was gone. Somehow they had not realized they would destroy it and lose it by supplanting it with themselves.”
—Jane Jacobs (b. 1916)
“Its not enough to be great, Charley. I tried to tell you in Philly. I tried to tell you in L.A. Were infested with rats! [to Peg, Charleys fiancee] Hes not just a kid who can fight, hes money! And people want money so bad they make it stink!”
—Abraham Polonsky (b. 1910)
“Ford. If money go before, all ways do lie open.
Falstaff. Money is a good soldier, sir, and will on.”
—William Shakespeare (15641616)