Fiat Money
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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FIAT MONEY fi t, fi at, inconvertible money that is made legal tender by the decree, or fiat, of the government...also consist of overvalued metal coins. The circulation of fiat money may lead to inflation, whereas money redeemable in gold or other...