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"In pretio pretium nunc est; dat census honores, Census amicitias; pauper ubique jacet."
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"For the folk-community does not exist on the fictitious value of money but on the results of productive labour, which is what gives money its value."
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Money is any item or verifiable record that is generally accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts, such as taxes, in a particular country or socio-economic context. The primary functions which distinguish money are: medium of exchange, a unit of account, a store of value and sometimes, a standard of deferred payment.
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