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fiat money

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.63 in modern English

Syllables
fi-at -money
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of currency that a government declares as legal tender, deriving its value from public trust and regulatory decree rather than any intrinsic worth from commodities, such as gold.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

fiat moneys (plural) fiat monies (plural)

Synonyms

fiat currency

Questions

What does fiat money mean?
A type of currency that a government declares as legal tender, deriving its value from public trust and regulatory decree rather than any intrinsic worth from commodities, such as gold.

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