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Buchgeld

bank money

noun BOOKH-gelt Rare

Also means

deposit money

Usage Note

Buchgeld (also Giralgeld) is money that exists only as a balance in a bank account rather than as physical cash. The vast majority of the money supply consists of Buchgeld created by commercial bank lending.

Examples

"Im modernen Zahlungsverkehr überwiegt Buchgeld gegenüber Bargeld bei weitem."

Natural Translation

In modern payment transactions, bank money far outweighs cash.

Literal Translation

In modern payment-transactions outweighs bank-money over cash by far.

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