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money

/ˈmʌni/
noun

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

    "money supply;  money market"

Synonymsbeer ticket, bread, bucks, cake, cash, cheddar

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