(n) :
a generally accepted means of exchange and measure of value; a currency maintained by a state or other entity which can guarantee its value (such as a monetary union)
"before colonial times cowry shells imported from Mauritius were used as money in Western Africa."
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(n) :
a generally accepted means of exchange and measure of value; a currency maintained by a state or other entity which can guarantee its value (such as a monetary union)
"before colonial times cowry shells imported from Mauritius were used as money in Western Africa."