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Is this a puzzle or not a puzzle? This is not an article on all aspects related to Money. It is also not about money that talks or on funny money!! We all know that money is a current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes collectively. It is measured differently in different countries of the world... Here is some example of how cold cash is measured in some of the countries around the world. In China, the currency the people use is called Yuan. In Australia, it is dollar. In Denmark, the Danish people call it Krone. In my country, we call it Taka; The Ethiopians call their currency birr. In India, the currency is called Rupee. Those who are reading this article know how cold cash is measured in their irrespective countries. The above two paragraphs have been posted as an introduction to tell that money has different names too when we use it to settle payments for something not related to Goods but mainly services rendered to or payable under a compelling circumstance and or under Government regulations. Here are some examples: In church it is called offering In school, it is fees In marriage it is called dowry In divorce, it is called alimony It is known as debt when you owe someone When you are bound to pay Government, it is Tax In law court, it is Fines A retired Government Employee receives Pension Workers are paid Salaries/Wages When we borrow from bank, it is known as Loan When you pay a waiter in a restaurant, it is Tips Kidnappers are paid Ransom Ill-gotten gain is known as Bribe We can answer many such questions easily when asked casually. What do we call it when a wife gives money to her husband?       |
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"Money is a matter of functions four - A medium, a measure, a standard, a store"
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You are welcome,Mary Ann and thanks for your comment left here on my blog. I appreciate. Have a pleasant week and stay happy and cheerful always.
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Bread - Money. Rhyming cockney slang for money is "bread and honey", which became shortened to "bread". Dough - Money. Mid-1800s slang obvious alternative for the slang bread. Dough later (1940s) also referred specifically to counterfeit money in underworld and criminal society. Cockney rhyming slang is a form of English slang which originated in the East End of London . Rhyming slang works by replacing the word to be obscured with the first word of a phrase that rhymes with that word. For instance, "face" would be replaced by "boat," because face rhymes with "boat race." Similarly "feet" becomes "plates" ("plates of meat"), and "money" is "bread" (a very common usage, from "bread and honey"). At least this is what I have heard from some muckety-muck at Rice University. Fossil
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