money

noun

1. 1

   A legally or socially binding conceptual contract of entitlement to wealth, void of intrinsic value, payable for all debts and taxes, and regulated in supply.

2. 2

   A generally accepted means of exchange and measure of value.

   “Before colonial times cowry shells imported from Mauritius were used as money in Western Africa.”

3. 3

   A currency maintained by a state or other entity which can guarantee its value (such as a monetary union).

   “money supply;  money market”

4. 4

   Hard cash in the form of banknotes and coins, as opposed to cheques/checks, credit cards, or credit more generally.

5. 5

   The total value of liquid assets available for an individual or other economic unit, such as cash and bank deposits.

6. 6

   Wealth; a person, family or class that possesses wealth

   “He married money.”

7. 7

   An item of value between two or more parties used for the exchange of goods or services.

8. 8

   A person who funds an operation.