#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"
  supertype:  #reference_point__referencepoint__point_of_reference__reference  an indicator that orients you generally; "it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved"
  subtype:  #benchmark  a standard by which something can be measured or judged; "his painting sets the benchmark of quality"
  subtype:  #yardstick  a measure or standard used for comparison: "on what kind of yardstick is he basing his judgment?"
  subtype:  #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
     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
  subtype:  #scale_of_measurement__scale__graduated_table__graduatedtable__ordered_series  an ordered reference standard: "judging on a scale of 1 to 10"
     subtype:  #Beaufort_scale__wind_scale  an international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane)
     subtype:  #index  a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number
        subtype:  #margin_of_safety__safety_margin__margin_of_error  an index indicating the amount beyond the minimum necessary; "in engineering the margin of safety is the strength of the material minus the anticipated stress"
     subtype:  #logarithmic_scale__logarithmicscale  scale on which actual distances from the origin are proportional to the logarithms of the corresponding scale numbers
     subtype:  #Mercalli_scale  a scale of earthquake intensity; an earthquake detected only by seismographs is a I and an earthquake that destroys all buildings is a XII
     subtype:  #Mohs_scale  a scale of hardness of solids; talc is 0 and diamond is 10; ordering is determined by which substance can scratch another substance
     subtype:  #Richter_scale  a logarithmic scale of 1 to 10 used to express the energy released by an earthquake
     subtype:  #temperature_scale__temperaturescale  a system of measuring temperature
        subtype:  #Celsius_scale__international_scale__internationalscale__centigrade_scale  a temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 0 degrees and the boiling point of water as 100 degrees
        subtype:  #Fahrenheit_scale  a temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 32 degrees and the boiling point of water a 212 degrees
        subtype:  #Kelvin_scale__absolute_scale  a temperature scale that defines absolute zero as 0 degrees; water freezes at 273.16 degrees and boils at 373.16 degrees
        subtype:  #Rankine_scale  a scale of absolute temperature in Fahrenheit degrees; the freezing point of water is 491.69 degrees and the boiling point of water is 671.69 degrees
        subtype:  #Reaumur_scale  a temperature scale on which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 80 degrees
     subtype:  #wage_scale__wage_schedule  a schedule of wages paid for different jobs
        subtype:  #sliding_scale__slidingscale  a wage scale that fluctuates in response to the cost-of-living index
  subtype:  #standard_of_measurement  accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared
  subtype:  #baseline  an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared; "the established a baseline for the budget"
  subtype:  #norm  a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical: "the current middle-class norm of two children per family"

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