fiat money

Definitions of fiat money
  1. noun
    money that the government declares to be legal tender although it cannot be converted into standard specie
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    type of:
    folding money, paper currency, paper money
    currency issued by a government or central bank and consisting of printed paper that can circulate as a substitute for specie
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