Medium of exchange
intermediary used in trade to avoid the inconveniences of a pure barter system From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A medium of exchange is any item recognized in a society as currency to be traded for products and services. In many ancient civilizations, the main medium of exchange was coins made of gold and silver. Most modern countries use paper money as their official currencies fiat money.
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