TOPIC 1 KEYTERMS

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ACCEPTABLE
A key feature of money- to be widely acceptable.
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BARTER
To exchange goods and services for other goods and services without using money.
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CURRENT ACCOUNT
Bank or building society accounts where people can store their money in the form of electronic balances and withdraw it to make payments.
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DENOMINATION
A group of coins or notes that share the same face value.
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DIVISIBLE
A key feature of money- to be easily divided into amounts of different value.
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DOUBLE COINCIDENCE OF WANTS
A situation in which 2 people have goods or services to trade and each wants what the other person can provide.
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DURABLE
A key feature of money- to be strong enough to be reused in many transactions.
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FACE VALUE
The value marked on a coin or note.
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FIDUCIARY VALUE
Value based on trust in the banking system.
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HOMOGENEOUS
A key feature of money- to look and feel the same as other coins and notes of the same denomination.
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INFLATION
A rise in prices, which means that the purchasing power of money falls.
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INTRINSIC VALUE
The value that an item has in itself.
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LEGAL TENDER
Coins or notes that must be acceptable if offered in payment of a debt.
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MEANS OF EXCHANGE
A function of money- to allow people to make payments.
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MONEY
Anything widely accepted as a means of making payments.
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PAYMENT MECHANISM
A means of transferring money from 1 account to another.
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PORTABLE
A key featureof money- to be small and light enough to carry around easily.
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PURCHASING POWER
The quality of goods or services that money can buy.
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RATE OF EXCHANGE
How much 1 item is worth in terms of different items.
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RECOGNISABLE
A key feature of money- to be easily identified as genuine money.
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REPRESENTATIONAL VALUE
The value that an item represents rather than the value it has in itself.
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SCARCE BUT SUFFICIENT
A key feature of money- to be available in sufficient quantities to meet people's needs but not in such quantities that the value of money falls.
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STORE OF VALUE
An attribute of money that allows people to store money now and spend it later.
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TRANSACTION
Buying or selling something.
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UNIT OF ACCOUNT
A function of money- to allow people to compare prices and to measure the value of money.
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To exchange goods and services for other goods and services without using money.

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BARTER

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Bank or building society accounts where people can store their money in the form of electronic balances and withdraw it to make payments.

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Card 4

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A group of coins or notes that share the same face value.

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Card 5

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A key feature of money- to be easily divided into amounts of different value.

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