• 1. a medium of exchange that functions as legal tender
• 2. the official currency, in the form of banknotes, coins, etc, issued by a government or other authority
• 3. a particular denomination or form of currency
• 4. property or assets with reference to their realizable value
• 5. a pecuniary sum or income
• 6. an unspecified amount of paper currency or coins
• 7. See mouth
• 8. best, most valuable, or most eagerly anticipated
• 9. C13: from Old French moneie, from Latin mon e ta coinage; see mint 2

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