standard money
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of standard money
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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They are now well above 1 percent, and, a month or so from now, standard money market fund rates should be above 2 percent.
From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2022
The at-risk money — nearly $3,000 per student — is one slice of a complicated school funding formula and is distributed on top of the standard money that is allocated to each student.
From Washington Post • Apr. 9, 2022
Even under the gold standard, money wasn’t purely a commodity.
From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2021
Store your money in many different places—but don’t feel compelled to use standard money belts.
From Slate • Aug. 7, 2015
Domestic exchange involves just the same principles as foreign exchange of funds, except that in the latter, usually, two different units of standard money are used.
From Modern Economic Problems Economics Volume II by Fetter, Frank Albert
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