medium of exchange
Example Sentences
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The petrodollar narrative focuses almost exclusively on the dollar’s role as a medium of exchange and a unit of account.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
Metal coins may be just about the oldest medium of exchange still in use today, but ensuring their worth requires some of the most state-of-the-art technology available.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2024
Instead of weighing precious metals to use as currency or arguing over the value of bartered goods to trade, merchants could use coins as a simple medium of exchange.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
For most of crypto’s existence, we’ve been debating just what sort of financial product it is: a medium of exchange, like the dollar, or a store of value, like gold or stock certificates.
From Washington Post • Dec. 11, 2022
Cotton was both needed and easily stored, which made it useful as a medium of exchange or status.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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