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Money - Characteristics and Functions (Financial Economics)
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Last updated 14 Apr 2019
According to the Bank of England, in a modern economy, money is a type of IOU, but one that is special because everyone in the economy trusts that it will be accepted by other people in exchange for goods and services.

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