the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
We tried to collect the money he owed us.
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wealth reckoned in terms of money
All his money is in real estate.
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the official currency issued by a government or national bank
He changed his money into francs.
source: WordNet 3.0
A piece of metal, as gold, silver, copper, etc., coined, or stamped, and issued by the sovereign authority as a medium of exchange in financial transactions between citizens and with government; also, any number of such pieces; coin.