circulating medium

noun
1.
any coin or note passing, without endorsement, as a medium of exchange.
2.
such coins or notes collectively.
Origin
1790-1800
Examples from the web for circulating medium
  • Air is used instead of a drilling mud as the circulating medium to cool the bit and remove the bit-drilled cuttings from the hole.
  • If air is the circulating medium to be employed there are additional requirements that come into play.
  • The country must be safeguarded against the overexpansion or unjust contraction of either credit or circulating medium.
  • Make such provisions now, that hereafter there be no diminution of the circulating medium of the country.
  • They had thereby a circulating medium and legal tender to transact business, when barter could not be employed.
  • Synthetic ammonia is then added to the circulating medium to regenerate the magnesium hydroxide.
British Dictionary definitions for circulating medium

circulating medium

noun
1.
(finance) currency serving as a medium of exchange