unit of account
Britishnoun
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economics the function of money that enables the user to keep accounts, value transactions, etc
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Also called (esp US and Canadian): money of account. a monetary denomination used for accounting purposes, etc, but not necessarily corresponding to any real currency
the ECU is the unit of account of the European Monetary Fund
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the unit of currency of a country
Example Sentences
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The petrodollar narrative focuses almost exclusively on the dollar’s role as a medium of exchange and a unit of account.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
Brazil's Executive Secretary of the Finance Ministry, Gabriel Galipolo, told Reuters that the "regional unit of account" would come alongside expanded credit to support exports to Argentina through banks that operate in the country.
From Reuters ● Jan. 23, 2023
Money is supposed to be a store of wealth and a unit of account: When it ceases to perform these functions, the operating system of the economy crashes.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 2, 2022
A currency, as economists understand it, must fulfill three functions: It must be a relatively stable store of value, a commonly understood unit of account, and a widely accepted medium of exchange.
From Slate ● May 18, 2022
Gouverneur Morris, the assistant of the Financier, suggested the decimal computation, and Jefferson the dollar as the unit of account and payment.
From Albert Gallatin American Statesmen Series, Vol. XIII by Stevens, John Austin
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