Money of Stone

Phil W. (France)
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  1. bank account
    a fund that a customer has entrusted to a bank and from which the customer can make withdrawals
    GOLDSTEIN: I mean I guess there's like some digits in your bank account that are sort of in my bank account now.
  2. metric
    based on a decimal unit of measurement
    That are, you know, three, three and half meters across that would have been seven, eight metric tons.
  3. anthropology
    science of the origins and social relationships of humans
    Professor SCOTT FITZPATRICK (Anthropology, North Carolina State University): You know, once or twice a week, they've got flights that pass through there.
  4. cumbersome
    difficult to handle or use, especially because of size or weight
    KESTENBAUM: So you've got money but it weighs as much as a car, which makes it pretty cumbersome.
  5. ungainly
    lacking grace in movement or posture
    FITZPATRICK: Yeah, way bigger weighing and very ungainly to move.
  6. crystalline
    consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
    FITZPATRICK: If you scrub them, they're really beautiful, just kind of this milky, crystalline white, and I've seen a few of these.
  7. abstract
    existing only in the mind
    GOLDSTEIN: And that's why this very concrete form of money quickly makes the jump to becoming something very abstract.
  8. amaze
    affect with wonder
    KESTENBAUM: Doesn't that seem kind of amazing to you though.
  9. anthropologist
    a social scientist specializing in the study of humanity
    He's an anthropologist at North Carolina State University.
  10. digit
    a finger or toe, or a corresponding body part
    GOLDSTEIN: I mean I guess there's like some digits in your bank account that are sort of in my bank account now.
  11. coin
    a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money
    Hundreds of years ago, the people on the island came up with an unusual form of money: coins made of stone.
  12. copyright
    the exclusive right to sell a work
    < The Island Of Stone Money
    Copyright ©2010 National Public Radio®.
  13. meter
    a basic unit of length (approximately 1.094 yards)
    That are, you know, three, three and half meters across that would have been seven, eight metric tons.
  14. dire
    fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
    FITZPATRICK: If somebody was in real dire straits and they were, you know, something happened to their crop of food or they were running low on provisions, and they had some stone money, they might trade.
  15. weigh
    have a certain heft
    FITZPATRICK: Yeah, way bigger weighing and very ungainly to move.
  16. tiny
    very small
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    Heard on Morning Edition
    December 10, 2010 - RENEE MONTAGNE, host:
    And there is a tiny island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean that economists love.
  17. edition
    the form in which a text is published
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    And there is a tiny island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean that economists love.
  18. economist
    an expert in the circulation of goods and services
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    And there is a tiny island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean that economists love.
  19. definition
    a brief explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase
    Man, that is the definition of abstract money.
  20. prior
    earlier in time
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    December 10, 2010 - RENEE MONTAGNE, host:
    And there is a tiny island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean that economists love.
  21. strait
    a narrow channel joining two larger bodies of water
    FITZPATRICK: If somebody was in real dire straits and they were, you know, something happened to their crop of food or they were running low on provisions, and they had some stone money, they might trade.
  22. planet
    a celestial body that revolves around the sun
    Here are David Kestenbaum and Jacob Goldstein of NPR's Planet Money.
  23. university
    an institution of higher learning that grants degrees
    He's an anthropologist at North Carolina State University.
  24. realize
    be fully aware or cognizant of
    But at some point, we don't know when, the people on Yap realized what almost all societies realize.
  25. site
    the piece of land on which something is located
    FITZPATRICK: You have a number of pieces of stone money that have been found at sites that were abandoned.
  26. version
    something a little different from others of the same type
    KESTENBAUM: And like many societies, the people of Yap took the thing they had that was pretty - their version of gold - and they decided that was going to be money.
  27. purchase
    acquire by means of a financial transaction
    You wouldn't use it for some everyday purchase.
  28. text
    the words of something written
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    Heard on Morning Edition
    December 10, 2010 - RENEE MONTAGNE, host:
    And there is a tiny island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean that economists love.
  29. float
    be on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
    DAVID KESTENBAUM: The island is called Yap. And if you look it up on a map, it's just this tiny dot floating in the middle of the Pacific.
  30. host
    a person who invites guests to a social event
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    December 10, 2010 - RENEE MONTAGNE, host:
    And there is a tiny island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean that economists love.
  31. crew
    an organized group of workers
    There's a story about one time, a crew of workers is bringing a big piece of stone money back to Yap on a boat.
  32. abandon
    forsake; leave behind
    FITZPATRICK: You have a number of pieces of stone money that have been found at sites that were abandoned.
  33. require
    have need of
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    December 10, 2010 - RENEE MONTAGNE, host:
    And there is a tiny island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean that economists love.
  34. European
    of or relating to or characteristic of Europe
    KESTENBAUM: When European explorers got there, one thing stood out: huge stone discs - around the village, outside people's homes.
  35. story
    a record or narrative description of past events
    There's a story about one time, a crew of workers is bringing a big piece of stone money back to Yap on a boat.
  36. required
    necessary by rule
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    text size A A A
    Heard on Morning Edition
    December 10, 2010 - RENEE MONTAGNE, host:
    And there is a tiny island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean that economists love.
  37. labor
    any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
    In fact, most of the time they wouldn't - just sheer amount of labor it would take to do it.
  38. store
    a mercantile establishment for the sale of goods or services
    They needed something to store value.
  39. trade
    the commercial exchange of goods and services
    FITZPATRICK: If somebody was in real dire straits and they were, you know, something happened to their crop of food or they were running low on provisions, and they had some stone money, they might trade.
  40. found
    set up
    But hundreds of years ago, explorers from Yap found limestone caves on an island hundreds of miles away.
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