The development of money as a medium of exchange makes trade easier because:

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Money eliminates the "double coincidence of wants" problem, which means that people no longer have to find someone who wants exactly what they have in order to trade efficiently. This makes trade easier and more efficient. Holding money may increase income or wealth, but those are not direct benefits of money as a medium of exchange. The availability of other mediums of exchange is also not necessarily relevant to the development of money as a medium of exchange.

The Development of Money as a Medium of Exchange Makes