STORE OF VALUE: The money function in which money is used as a means of to postponing the satisfaction obtained from using or consuming goods until a later time. Value is obtained from a good when it is consumed, when it is used to satisfy wants and needs. The value from consuming goods can be stored in several different ways, one of the best is money. This is one of four basic functions of money. The other three are medium of exchange, measure of value, and standard of deferred payment.

     See also | money | money functions | price | medium of exchange | measure of value | unit of account | standard of deferred payment | value | inflation |

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The minimum price that sellers are willing and able to accept for a given quantity of a good. While sellers might be willing and able to accept more than the supply price for a given quantity, they are not willing and able to accept less. The supply curve is a plot of the supply price for each quantity.

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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time driving to a factory outlet trying to buy either an extra large beach blanket or a large flower pot shaped like a Greek urn. Be on the lookout for letters from the Internal Revenue Service.
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