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noun
paper currency made legal tender by a fiat of the government, but not based on or convertible into coin.
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Origin of fiat money
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
Words nearby fiat money
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British Dictionary definitions for fiat money
fiat money
noun
mainly US money declared by a government to be legal tender though it is not convertible into standard specie
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