fiat money
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of fiat money
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
Example Sentences
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In a fiat money economy, the mere fact of making a loan creates the money needed.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
"No. You can use fiat money to do something good or something bad," he says.
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025
Maybe they believe they're skeptical about fiat money and the Federal Reserve, so they've gone all in on crypto and could wind up in a bad place there.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2023
The pound volumes echoed similar instances of investors jumping into bitcoin when fiat money came under pressure, including in Russia and Ukraine this year.
From Reuters ● Oct. 25, 2022
In some quarters, there has been a disposition to reproach him with being an advocate of what since his day has come to be known in the United States as rag or fiat money.
From Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings by Wiliam Cabell Bruce
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