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fiat money 法定通货 a medium of exchange交换媒介 legal sanction法律制裁 face value面值 liquid assets流动资产 illiquid assets非流动资产 the liquidity scale 流动性指标 real estate 不动产 checking accounts，demand deposit，

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reserve 储备 note 票据 discount 贴现 circulate流通 central bank 中央银行 the Federal Reserve System 联邦储备系统 credit union 信用合作社 paper currency 纸币 credit creation 信用创造 branch banking 银行分行制 unit ban

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fiat money 法定通货 a medium of exchange交换媒介 legal sanction法律制裁 face value面值 liquid assets流动资产 illiquidl assets非流动资产 the liquidity scale 流动性指标 real estate 不动产 checking accounts,demand deposit,