commodity money

noun

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.

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Meanings

nouncommodity money (countable and uncountable, plural commodity moneys)

plural commodity moneys

  1. countableuncountablebankingAny 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.
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APA

commodity money. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commodity%20money

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“commodity money.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commodity%20money. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “commodity money,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commodity%20money.

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