Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fiat_money

1 sense of fiat money

Sense 1
fiat money -- (money that the government declares to be legal tender although it cannot be converted into standard specie)
       => paper money, folding money, paper currency -- (currency issued by a government or central bank and consisting of printed paper that can circulate as a substitute for specie)