Fiat money - Financial definition
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Concise definition of the term fiat money
Fiat money is money that has very little or no intrinsic value as a commodity, and is also not redeemable for any commodity, like gold or silver for example. Cheap to produce, it usually takes the form of tokens or pieces of paper.