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velocity of circulation

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noun

  1. the average number of times a unit of money is used in a given time, esp calculated as the ratio of the total money spent in that time to the total amount of money in circulation

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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This last concept of velocity of circulation is clearly the one that must be used, if the equation of exchange is to be kept straight.

From The Value of Money by Benjamin M. Anderson

For the quantity theory, it is important to treat velocity of circulation of money and of deposits, as self-contained entities, really independent factors.

From The Value of Money by Benjamin M. Anderson

This velocity of circulation for an entire community is a sort of average of the rates of turnover of money for different persons.

From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Chester Arthur Phillips

A change from monthly to weekly wage payments tends to increase the velocity of circulation of money.

From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Chester Arthur Phillips

Taking these up in order, we may first consider what influence thrift has on the velocity of circulation.

From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Chester Arthur Phillips

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