Mari (money in English) inzira yekupima nayo hukoshi hwezvinhu zvinotengeseranwa zvinosanganisira, nhumbi, mhuka, mudziyo, basa, hushumiri nezvimwewo zvinotengwa nemuripo wemari. Makaerkare vanhu vaitengeserana vachipanana zvinhu zvacho chaizvo zvinodiwa, sokuti aive nechibage aikwanisa kuripa vamushandira kumunda nechibage chakare. Nokufamba kwenguva vanhu vakatanga kutenga nemari yaigadzirwa nesimbi kana nezvimwe zvishongo zvaikosheswa panguva iyoyo. apkushanda kwemari, chinhu chinopiwa hukoshi hunoenderana nehuremu uye basa rakashandwa kuti chinhu ichi chivepo. Mutengo unotarwawo zvichienderana nekuti chinhu ichi chinowanikwa kana kushayika zvakadii. Mamwe Mazita emari ndiwo anoti: mbong'o, shagi, mashereni. Kubatwa nekurongwa kwemashandisirwo emari kunonzi Muduso - muZimbabwe Tendai Biti ndiye gurukota rinowona nezveMuduso - inonzi Finance kuEnglish. Kuripira kana kudusira (pay). Rudungo, danda kana rubatso (pledge) apa kureva mari yakavimbiswa kupiwa kubasa riripo pangava paKereke kana pamusha. Vamwe vatauri vanoti pinyoro kureva rudungo - iri izwi rinobva kuchiPortuguese chinoti penhor. Homwe, hombodo, mbudu, nyede mazwi anoreva panobangirwa mari kana zvimwe zvakakosha. Rimwe remazwi aya rinokwanisa kushanda kuturikira chinonzi fiscal, kana fiscus kuEnglish. Izwi rokuti fiscus ndere Latin rinoreva purse or basket made of twigs in which money is kept.