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'''Medium of exchange''' is one of the functions of [[money]]. | '''Medium of exchange''' is one of the functions of [[money]]. When people talk about [[cashflow]] they are usually talking specifically about the utility of this function, which is to have to carry only one kind of thing around to get all other things. If you "put it in a bank" you accept some [[standard of deferred payment]] - you have to retrieve the money before you can use it for exchange, or use some [[instructional]] instrument like a '''cheque''' to do so. | ||
See [[w:medium of exchange]] for a detailed discussion of theory. | See [[w:medium of exchange]] for a detailed discussion of theory. | ||