#medium_of_exchange__monetary_system  anything that is generally accepted as a standard of value and a measure of wealth in a particular country or region
  supertype:  touchstone__standard__criterion__measure  a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; "they set the measure for all subsequent work"
  subtype:  legal_tender__legaltender__tender  something used as an official medium of payment
     subtype:  food_stamp  government-issued stamps used in exchange for food
  subtype:  money.medium_of_exchange  the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender; "we tried to collect the money he owed us"
     subtype:  appropriation.money  money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose
        subtype:  pork_barrel__pork  a legislative appropriation designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents
     subtype:  monetary_fund__fund  a reserve of money set aside for some purpose
        subtype:  revolving_fund__revolvingfund  a fund which, if borrowed or used, is intended to be replenished so it may be loaned or spent repeatedly
        subtype:  sinking_fund__sinkingfund  a fund accumulated regularly in a separate account and used to redeem debt securities
        subtype:  savings__nest_egg  a fund of money put by as a reserve
        subtype:  pension_fund.monetary_fund__pensionfund  a fund reserved to pay workers' pensions
        subtype:  war_chest__warchest  a fund accumulated to finance a war (or a political campaign)
        subtype:  slush_fund__slushfund  a fund for buying votes or bribing public officials
        subtype:  trust_fund__trustfund  a fund held in trust
        subtype:  bank_deposit__deposit  money deposited in a bank
           subtype:  demand_deposit  a bank deposit from which withdrawals can be made without notice
        subtype:  budget  a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose; "the laboratory runs on a budget of a million a year"
           subtype:  operating_budget__operatingbudget  a budget for current expenses as distinct from financial transactions or permanent improvements
        subtype:  petty_cash__pettycash  a small fund of cash that a firm keeps for the payment of incidental expenses
     subtype:  shekels__gelt__dough__bread__dinero__lucre__loot__pelf__moolah__cabbage__kale  informal terms for money
     subtype:  shinplaster.money  paper money of little value issued on insufficient security
     subtype:  token_money__tokenmoney  coins of regular issue whose face value is greater than their intrinsic value
  subtype:  currency  the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used
     subtype:  money.currency  the official currency issued by a government or national bank; "he changed his money into francs"
     subtype:  hard_cash__cash__hard_currency  money in the form of bills or coins
        subtype:  cash_change__change  money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency; "he got change for a twenty and used it to pay the taxi driver"
        subtype:  cash_balance__change  the balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due; "I paid with a twenty and pocketed the change"
        subtype:  small_change__smallchange__chickenfeed  a trifling sum of money
        subtype:  pocket_money__pin_money__pinmoney__spending_money  cash for day-to-day spending on incidental expenses
        subtype:  ready_cash__readycash__ready_money__readymoney  money in the form of cash that is quickly available; "his wife was always a good source of ready cash"
     subtype:  paper_money__papermoney__folding_money__foldingmoney__paper_currency__papercurrency  currency issued by a government or central bank and consisting of printed paper that can circulate as a substitute for specie
        subtype:  fractional_currency  paper currency in denominations less than the basic monetary unit
        subtype:  fiat_money  money that the government declares to be legal tender although it cannot be converted into standard specie
        subtype:  banker's_bill__bill__note__government_note__bank_bill__bank_note__banknote__Federal_Reserve_note__greenback  a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes"
           subtype:  silver_certificate  formerly a bank note issued by the US Treasury and redeemable in silver
           subtype:  hundred_dollar_bill__c-note__cnote  a US bill worth 100 dollars
           subtype:  fiver__five-spot__five-dollar_bill  a US bill worth 5 dollars
           subtype:  two_dollar_bill  a US bill worth 2 dollars
           subtype:  twenty_dollar_bill  a US bill worth 20 dollars
           subtype:  one_dollar_bill__dollar__dollar_bill__buck__clam  (United States) a piece of paper money worth one dollar
     subtype:  specie__coinage__mintage__metal_money__metalmoney  coins collectively
        subtype:  coin  a metal piece (usually a disc) used as money
           subtype:  change.coin  coins of small denomination regarded collectively; "he had a pocketful of change"
           subtype:  bawbee  an old Scottish coin of little value
           subtype:  bezant__bezzant__solidus  a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages
           subtype:  ducat  formerly a gold coin of various European countries
           subtype:  real  an old small silver Spanish coin
           subtype:  piece_of_eight  an old silver Spanish coin; worth 8 reales
           subtype:  shilling  an English coin worth one twentieth of a pound
           subtype:  crown.coin  an English coin worth 5 shillings
           subtype:  half_crown  an English coin worth half a crown
           subtype:  dime  a US coin worth one tenth of a dollar
           subtype:  nickel  a US coin worth one twentieth of a dollar
           subtype:  quarter.coin  a US coin worth one fourth of a dollar; "he fed four quarters into the slot machine"
           subtype:  half_dollar__fifty-cent_piece  a US coin worth half of a dollar
           subtype:  halfpenny__ha'penny  an English coin worth half a penny
           subtype:  penny.coin__cent__centime  a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
              subtype:  copper.penny  a copper penny
              subtype:  new_penny__newpenny  a coin used in Great Britain since 1971 worth one hundredth of a pound
           subtype:  tenpence  (Brit) UK decimal coin worth ten pennies
           subtype:  twopence__tuppence  a former UK silver coin; UK bronze decimal coin worth two pennies
           subtype:  threepence  (Brit) former cupronickel coin of UK equal to three pennies
           subtype:  fourpence__groat  a former English silver coin worth four pennies
           subtype:  fivepence  a five-cent piece
           subtype:  sixpence__tanner  a small British coin worth six pennies; not minted since 1970
           subtype:  eightpence  a coin worth eight pennies
           subtype:  ninepence  a coin worth nine pennies
           subtype:  dollar.coin  a US coin worth one dollar; "the dollar coin has never been popular in the United States"
              subtype:  Susan_B_Anthony_dollar  a US coin worth one dollar
              subtype:  silver_dollar__cartwheel  a dollar made of silver
           subtype:  eagle.coin  a former gold coin in US worth 10 dollars
           subtype:  half_eagle  a former gold coin in US worth 5 dollars
           subtype:  guinea  a former British gold coin worth 21 chillings
           subtype:  farthing  a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny
           subtype:  doubloon  a former Spanish gold coin
           subtype:  louis_d'or__louisd'or  a former French gold coin
           subtype:  medallion.coin  any of various large ancient Greek coins
           subtype:  stater.coin  any of the various silver or gold coins of ancient Greece
           subtype:  sou  a former French coin of low denomination; often used of any small amount of money; "he hasn't a sou to his name"
  subtype:  peag__wampum  small beads made from polished shells and formerly used as money by native Americans
     subtype:  wampumpeag  used as currency in Massachusetts

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