means of payment, n.All

Means of payment (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠money that arrives after the commodity has already left — it does not mediate the deal but ends it, as the absolute form of exchange-value.