fiat money

noun

A type of currency that a government declares as legal tender, deriving its value from public trust and regulatory decree rather than any intrinsic worth from commodities, such as gold.

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fiat currency
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Meanings

nounfiat money (countable and uncountable, plural fiat moneys or fiat monies)

plural fiat moneys · plural fiat monies

  1. countableuncountablebankingA type of currency that a government declares as legal tender, deriving its value from public trust and regulatory decree rather than any intrinsic worth from commodities, such as gold.

    Synonyms: fiat currency

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA type of currency that a government declares as legal tender, deriving its value from public trust and regulatory decree rather than any intrinsic worth from commodities, such as gold.

Similar
fiat currency
Also see
fiat currency

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 法定貨幣 /法定货币
  • 法定貨幣 /法定货币 (fǎdìng huòbì)money that is given a legal value
Dutch fiduciair geld, fiatgeld
  • fiduciair geldmoney that is given a legal value
  • fiatgeldmoney that is given a legal value
Esperanto fidata mono
  • fidata monomoney that is given a legal value
Finnish fiat-raha
  • fiat-rahamoney that is given a legal value
French monnaie fiduciaire
  • monnaie fiduciairemoney that is given a legal value
Italian moneta fiat
  • moneta fiatmoney that is given a legal value
Polish pieniądz fiducjarny
  • pieniądz fiducjarnymoney that is given a legal value
Portuguese moeda fiduciária
  • moeda fiduciáriamoney that is given a legal value
Romanian monedă fiduciară
  • monedă fiduciarămoney that is given a legal value
Russian фидуциарные деньги, фиатные
  • фидуциарные деньги (fiduciarnyje denʹgi)money that is given a legal value
  • фиатные (fiatnyje)money that is given a legal value
Spanish moneda fiduciaria
  • moneda fiduciariamoney that is given a legal value
Swedish fiatpengar
  • fiatpengarmoney that is given a legal value
Cite this entry
APA

fiat money. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fiat%20money

MLA

“fiat money.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fiat%20money. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fiat money,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fiat%20money.

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