(banking) Any money which is kept by a financial institution on its premises in order to meet daily cash requirements.

(banking, finance) Any money whose value comes from a commodity of which it is made, consisting of objects having value or use in themselves as well as their value in buying goods.

(business, finance) Money which is paid as a tax or a tribute.

(business) Money which is collected at the time of entering for admission to an event or other entertainment.

Synonym of lawful money

(banking, historical) A type of money issued in Sweden in the 17th and 18th centuries consisting of large rectangular pieces of copper.

(banking, finance) Money which is stable and not subject to sudden appreciation or depreciation. / (banking, finance) Any currency which is based on or redeemable in gold.

Alternative form of paper money

(banking, finance) A type of monetary unit which is designated by a government to serve as the basis of its currency system.

(nautical, economics) A type of allowance given to a ship's charterer by the owner, in order to shorten the lay days stipulated in their mutual contract.