The Evolution, Functions, and Characteristics of Money

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Across
  1. 2. an overthrow of government
  2. 4. paper currency issued by the Fed that eventually replaced all other types of federal currency
  3. 7. account whose funds can be removed from a bank or other financial institution by writing a check or using a debit card
  4. 8. money by government decree; has no alternative value or use as a commodity
  5. 9. standard unit of currency in a country’s money supply; American dollar, British pound, etc.
  6. 11. money or other substance generally accepted as payment for goods and services; one of the three functions of money
  7. 13. privately owned, publicly controlled, central bank of the United States
Down
  1. 1. one of the three functions of money that allows it to serve as a common denominator to measure value
  2. 3. moneyless economy that relies on trade or barter
  3. 5. money that has an alternative use as an economic good; gunpowder, flour, corn, etc.
  4. 6. one of the three functions of money allowing people to preserve value for future use
  5. 10. money in the form of gold or silver coins
  6. 11. broad definition of money supply conforming to money’s role as a medium of exchange and store of value; components include M1 plus savings deposits, time deposits, and money market funds
  7. 12. narrow definition of money supply conforming to money’s role as medium of exchange; components include coins, currency, checks, other demand deposits, traveler’s checks