circulating medium
Example Sentences
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The currency of the State banks, fairly worthless, was nearly the only circulating medium.
From Lincoln, the Politician by Levy, T. Aaron
It was Secretary Fessenden’s policy to avoid a further increase of the circulating medium, and to redeem or consolidate the temporary obligations outstanding.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various
It was this picture that gave occasion for one of John Van Buren's noted sayings that were once a circulating medium in the lawyers' offices of New York.
From Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. by Parton, James
It was the first money I had ever earned—my only transactions with the circulating medium before that time, having been to spend it, as fast as it could be obtained from a fond father.
From Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone by Beach, Charles A.
In the language of commerce "money" has two meanings: currency, or the circulating medium; and capital seeking investment, especially investment on loan.
From A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive 7th Edition, Vol. II by Mill, John Stuart
