Money Definitions

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Money - something generally accepted as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment
 

Money – something generally accepted as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment

 

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Accrue - To accumulate or be added periodically
 

Accrue – To accumulate or be added periodically

 

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Entire property of a person or estate, applicable or subject to the payment of debts
 

Assets – Entire property of a person or estate, applicable or subject to the payment of debts

 

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Wealth - A large amount of money and possessions : the value of all the property, money and possessions that someone or something has
 

Avarice – excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness

 

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Digital currency in which encryption techniques verify the transfer of funds in a peer-to-peer network
 

Bitcoin – Digital currency in which encryption techniques verify the transfer of funds in a peer-to-peer network

 

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Finance: To borrow money with intention of returning the same, plus interest
 

Borrow – Finance: To borrow money with intention of returning the same, plus interest

 

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A commercial or industrial enterprise; or mercantile activity engaged in as a means of livelihood
 

Business – A commercial or industrial enterprise; or mercantile activity engaged in as a means of livelihood

 

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Cash - Ready money: (Money) or it's equivalent (such as a debit card) paid for goods or services at the time of purchase
 

Cash – Ready money: (Money) or it’s equivalent (such as a debit card) paid for goods or services at the time of purchase

 

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Credit Defined
 

Credit – the balance in a person’s favor in an account or an amount placed at a person’s disposal by a creditor

 

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Currency - Something (such as coins, treasury notes and banknotes) that is in circulation as a medium of exchange
 

Currency – Something (such as coins, treasury notes and banknotes) that is in circulation as a medium of exchange

 

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Money contributed to non-profit organizations that is used to fund political campaigns without disclosure
 

Dark Money – contributed to non-profit organizations that is used to fund political campaigns without disclosure

 

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Various basic monetary units such as a coin, note, or token representing one dollar
 

Dollar – Various basic monetary units such as a coin, note, or token representing one dollar

 

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To receive as a return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered
 

Earn – To receive as a return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered

 

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Money obtained without especial hardship or effort. Often, money obtained unfairly or improperly
 

Easy Money – obtained without especial hardship or effort. Often, money obtained unfairly or improperly

 

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To use or engage the services of. To provide with a job that pays wages or salary
 

Employ – To use or engage the services of. To provide with a job that pays wages or salary

 

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item of business outlay chargeable against revenue for a specific period
 

Expense – item of business outlay chargeable against revenue for a specific period

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sparing or economical with regard to money or food
 

Frugal – : sparing or economical with regard to money or food. ‘he led a frugal existence‘ synonyms: thrifty, sparing, economical, saving

 

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the quality or state of being happy. good fortune; pleasure; contentment; joy.
 

Happiness – the quality or state of being happy. good fortune; pleasure; contentment; joy.

 

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Money paid so that someone will keep information secret.  Money that a person pays to someone to hush something up
 

Hush Money – paid so that someone will keep information secret. Money that a person pays to someone to hush something up

 

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a gain or recurrent benefit that derives from capital or labor; also : the amount of such gain received in a period of time
 

Income – a gain or recurrent benefit that derives from capital or labor; also : the amount of such gain received in a period of time

 

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Inflation is a sustained increase in the general price level of goods and services in an economy over a period of time.
 

Inflation – a gain or recurrent benefit that derives from capital or labor; also : the amount of such gain received in a period of time

 

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to receive (property) from an estate by will or through intestate succession
 

Inherit – to receive (property) from an estate by will or through intestate succession

 

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the strategic purchase or sale of assets in order to produce income or capital gains
 

Invest – the strategic purchase or sale of assets in order to produce income or capital gains.

 

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Concealment of the origins of illegally obtained money, by means of transfers to foreign banks or legitimate businesses
 

Launder Money – Concealment of the origins of illegally obtained money, by means of transfers to foreign banks or legitimate businesses

 

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A creditor or any entity to which money is owed for funds provided
 

Lender – A creditor or any entity to which money is owed for funds provided

 

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: an amount by which the cost of something exceeds its selling price

Loss – : an amount by which the cost of something exceeds its selling price The business claimed to be operating at a loss

 

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a thousand times one thousand. a number between 1,000,000 and 999,999,999, referring to an amount of money

Millions – a thousand times one thousand. a number between 1,000,000 and 999,999,999, referring to an amount of money
 

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a thousand times one thousand. a number between 1,000,000 and 999,999,999, referring to an amount of money
a thousand times one thousand. a number between 1,000,000 and 999,999,999, referring to an amount of money
 
 
Nothing :Of no account: Worthless
 

Nothing – Of no account: Worthless

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A valuable return: Gain: the excess of returns over expenditure in a transaction
 

Profit – A valuable return: Gain: the excess of returns over expenditure in a transaction

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Having abundant possessions  and especially material wealth
 

Rich – Having abundant possessions and especially material wealth

 

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a person who is owned by another and can be sold at the owner's will : of, relating to, involving, or used for slaves or slavery
 

Slave – a person who is owned by another and can be sold at the owner’s will : of, relating to, involving, or used for slaves or slavery

 

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To use money to pay for something
 

Spend – To use money to pay for something

 

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A new entrepreneurial business venture, seeking to meet a need by developing a viable business model around a product or service
 

Startup – A new entrepreneurial business venture, seeking to meet a need by developing a viable business model around a product or service

 

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attainment of wealth, favor, or eminence
 

Success – attainment of wealth, favor, or eminence

 

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Compulsory contribution to state or federal revenue, levied by the government on workers' income and business profits
 

Taxes – Compulsory contribution to state or federal revenue, levied by the government on workers’ income and business profits

 

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A payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly or daily basis
 

Wage – A payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly or daily basis

 

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Wealth - A large amount of money and possessions : the value of all the property, money and possessions that someone or something has
 

Wealth – A large amount of money and possessions : the value of all the property, money and possessions that someone or something has

 

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Activity that a person engages in regularly to earn a livelihood. To have a job
 

Work – Activity that a person engages in regularly to earn a livelihood. To have a job

 

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