Checks Are

question 54

Multiple Choice

Checks are

• A) not acceptable for settling transactions in most industrialized countries.
• B) less important than currency as a means of settling transactions.
• C) promises to pay, on demand, money deposited with a financial institution.
• D) promises to pay, on demand, coins minted from precious metals.

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Definitions:

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