Also means
deposit money
Usage Note
Buchgeld (also Giralgeld) is money that exists only as a balance in a bank account rather than as physical cash. The vast majority of the money supply consists of Buchgeld created by commercial bank lending.
Examples
"Im modernen Zahlungsverkehr überwiegt Buchgeld gegenüber Bargeld bei weitem."
Natural Translation
In modern payment transactions, bank money far outweighs cash.
Literal Translation
In modern payment-transactions outweighs bank-money over cash by far.
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