"medium of exchange" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: media of exchange [plural], mediums of exchange [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|media of exchange|mediums of exchange}} medium of exchange (plural media of exchange or mediums of exchange)
  1. An intermediary used in trade to avoid the inconveniences of a pure barter system, such as money. Wikipedia link: medium of exchange
    Sense id: en-medium_of_exchange-en-noun-D0xeUhd2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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