representative money

noun

Any medium of exchange, printed or digital, that represents something of value, but has little or no intrinsic value of its own.

Meanings

nounrepresentative money (plural representative moneys)

plural representative moneys

  1. economicsAny medium of exchange, printed or digital, that represents something of value, but has little or no intrinsic value of its own.
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