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# Money
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Money is any item or verifiable record that is accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts and payment of national obligations, such as taxes, in a particular jurisdiction. Money is issued by a [central banks](central-banks.md).
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The United States dollar is an example of money.
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Money is a social technology whose efficacy is based on both its universal acceptance in an economic region and the money's coherence to three properties:
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* **Medium of Exchange** -
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* **Unit of Account** -
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* **Store of Value** -
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## Qualities
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The qualifies of a currency representing money are defined by coherent to three properties:
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* Durability
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* Portability
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* Divisibility
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* Uniformity
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* Limited supply
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* Acceptability |