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fiat money

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fiat money
n.
Legal tender, especially paper currency, authorized by a government but not based on or convertible into gold or silver.
fiat money
n
(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) Chiefly US money declared by a government to be legal tender though it is not convertible into standard specie
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Noun1.fiat money - money that the government declares to be legal tender although it cannot be converted into standard specie
folding money, paper currency, paper money - currency issued by a government or central bank and consisting of printed paper that can circulate as a substitute for specie
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fiat money
n → Papiergeld nt → ohne Deckung


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