ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -How Money Works. Money is a liquid asset used to facilitate transactions of value. It is used as a medium of exchange between individuals and entities. It’s also a store of value and a unit of account that can measure the value of other goods.

Detailed explanation-2: -To summarize, money has taken many forms through the ages, but money consistently has three functions: store of value, unit of account, and medium of exchange.

Detailed explanation-3: -Commodity money in the form of silver and gold, coin and bars, formed the basis of monetary systems in early modern and industrializing economies.

Detailed explanation-4: -Money is the collection of objects that are used as media of exchange. Commodity money is a medium of exchange that may become (or be transformed into) a commodity, useful in production or consumption. This is in contrast to fiat money, which is intrinsically useless.

Detailed explanation-5: -Examples of commodities that have been used as media of exchange include gold, silver, copper, salt, peppercorns, tea, decorated belts, shells, alcohol, cigarettes, silk, candy, nails, cocoa beans, cowries and barley.