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Record 1 1998-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
CONT

fiat money: Paper money which has value only by fiat or decree of the government which has issued it, since it is backed by neither gold nor silver.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
CONT

décision de la puissance publique de dispenser l'institut d'émission de rembourser en monnaie métallique les billets qu'il a émis. Le papier-monnaie a toujours cours forcé.

Spanish

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Record 2 1985-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation
Key term(s)
  • by fiat

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction
OBS

(selon Webster)

Key term(s)
  • par décision arbitraire

Spanish

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