Fiat money
Translation- Fiat money
- Fiat Fi"at, n. [L., let it be done, 3d pers. sing., subj.
pres., fr. fieri, used as pass. of facere to make. Cf. {Be}.]
1. An authoritative command or order to do something; an
effectual decree.
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His fiat laid the corner stone. --Willis. [1913 Webster]
2. (Eng. Law) (a) A warrant of a judge for certain processes. (b) An authority for certain proceedings given by the Lord Chancellor's signature. [1913 Webster]
{Fiat money}, irredeemable paper currency, not resting on a specie basis, but deriving its purchasing power from the declaratory fiat of the government issuing it. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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fiat money — amer. бумажные деньги (не обеспеченные золотом) … Англо-русский словарь Мюллера
fiat money — noun Money that is given legal value or made legal tender for money debts by government fiat … Wiktionary
Fiat money — Yuan dynasty banknotes were the earliest fiat money. Fiat money is money that has value only because of government regulation or law. The term derives from the Latin fiat, meaning let it be done , as such money is established by government decree … Wikipedia
Fiat-Money — Heute sich im Umlauf befindende Banknoten und Münzen sind in der Regel Fiatgeld. Assignat über 500 Livres von 1794 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Fiat Money — Heute sich im Umlauf befindende Banknoten und Münzen sind in der Regel Fiatgeld. Assignat über 500 Livres von 1794 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Fiat money — Heute sich im Umlauf befindende Banknoten und Münzen sind in der Regel Fiatgeld. Assignat über 500 Livres von 1794 … Deutsch Wikipedia
fiat money — paper currency made legal tender by a fiat of the government, but not based on or convertible into coin. [1870 75, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
fiat money — noun Date: 1876 money (as paper currency) not convertible into coin or specie of equivalent value … New Collegiate Dictionary
fiat money — амер. бумажные деньги (не обеспеченные золотом) (американизм) неразменные бумажные деньги … Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь
