fiat money

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noun
  1. paper currency made legal tender by a fiat of the government, but not based on or convertible into coin.

Origin of fiat money

1
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

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British Dictionary definitions for fiat money

fiat money

noun
  1. mainly US money declared by a government to be legal tender though it is not convertible into standard specie

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