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Near money (synonym: quasi-money) is a term used in economics to describe highly liquid assets that can easily be converted into cash. Examples of near money are: * Savings accounts * Money funds * Bank time deposits (certificates of deposit) * Government treasury securities (such as T-bills) * Bonds near their redemption date * Foreign currencies, especially widely traded ones such as the US dollar, euro or yen. ==History== Over the past two centuries what has been accepted by the public as money has been expanded from gold and silver coins to include first bank notes and then bank deposits subject to transfer by check (cheque). Until recently, most economists would have agreed that money stopped at that point. No such agreement exists today, and the definition of money appropriate to present circumstances is debated. Since the 18th century, economists have known that the amount of money in circulation is an important economic variable. As the theories became more carefully specified in the 19th and early 20th centuries, they included a variable called the money supply. ''What is an acceptable enough medium of exchange to count as money? It has ever changed and will continue to change over time'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Near money」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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