Before colonial times cowry shells imported from Mauritius were used as money in Western Africa.
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Money — Mon ey, n.; pl. {Moneys}. [OE. moneie, OF. moneie, F. monnaie, fr. L. moneta. See {Mint} place where coin is made, {Mind}, and cf. {Moidore}, {Monetary}.] 1. A piece of metal, as gold, silver, copper, etc., coined, or stamped, and issued by the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Money — (en castellano: dinero) puede referirse a los siguientes artículos: Contenido 1 Traducción 2 Música 3 Cine y televisión 4 Divisiones administrativas … Wikipedia Español
money — [mun′ē] n. pl. moneys or monies [OFr moneie < L moneta, a MINT1] 1. a) standard pieces of gold, silver, copper, nickel, etc., stamped by government authority and used as a medium of exchange and measure of value; coin or coins: also called… … English World dictionary
Money — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Campbell Money (* 1960), schottischer Fußballspieler und trainer Constance Money (* 1956), US amerikanische Pornodarstellerin Eddie Money (* 1949), US amerikanischer Rocksänger Hernando Money (1839−1912),… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Money — (рус. Деньги) особый товар, являющийся универсальным эквивалентом стоимости других товаров и услуг. Это слово часто встречается в различных названиях, в частности, художественных произведений. Содержание 1 Музыка 2 Электронные платежные … Википедия
money — mon·ey / mə nē/ n pl moneys or mon·ies / mə nēz/ 1: an accepted or authorized medium of exchange; esp: coinage or negotiable paper issued as legal tender by a government 2 a: assets or compensation in the form of or readily convertible into cash… … Law dictionary
money — (n.) mid 13c., coinage, metal currency, from O.Fr. monoie money, coin, currency; change (Mod.Fr. monnaie), from L. moneta place for coining money, mint; coined money, money, coinage, from Moneta, a title or surname of the Roman goddess Juno, in… … Etymology dictionary
money — n Money, cash, currency, legal tender, specie, coin, coinage are comparable when they mean pieces of stamped metal or their equivalents issued by a government, or by an authority recognized by the government, to serve as a medium of exchange in… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
money — ► NOUN 1) a medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes. 2) wealth. 3) payment or financial gain. 4) (moneys or monies) formal sums of money. ● for my money Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
Money — (MS Money), Finanzverwaltungsprogramm der Fa. Microsoft. Money dient einerseits der Durchführung unterschiedlicher finanzieller Transaktionen, andrerseits lässt es sich zur Finanzplanung einsetzen. Das Programm richtet sich an Heimanwender,… … Universal-Lexikon
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