I used the term fiat lending to differentiate from on-lending. From Wordnik.com. [LPUK Policy: Monetary Reform] Reference
Where fiat money is used as currency, the term fiat currency is used. From Wordnik.com. [Mangan's] Reference
Gold has no intrinsic value as a consumption good or a producer good, it is an example of what I call a fiat (physical) commodity. From Wordnik.com. [Garrett Johnson: Golden Myths] Reference
Because judicial fiat is not the only way to change the law. From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
The flaws in fiat money was the major contribution to this crisis. From Wordnik.com. [Hey Judy Shelton: Enough already with the Gold Standard] Reference
The word fiat means an authoritative decree or order, such as a royal fiat. From Wordnik.com. [Euskera, the Very Ancient Basque Language, Struggles for Respect] Reference
It's appreciation just verifies their original premise that fiat is worthless, so why would they sell for fiat?. From Wordnik.com. [Silver shortage in the forseeable future.] Reference
President Obama was elected fairly (not by fiat from the SCOTUS) and is trying to actually DO something positive. From Wordnik.com. [On Obama's agenda next week: Golf] Reference
Another thing: when we do have human (or alien) villains: no one, other than by authorial fiat, is a villain in their own story. From Wordnik.com. [MIND MELD: Bad Guys We Love to Hate: The Best Film Villains in SF/F/H (with Various Videos of Villainy)] Reference
I think the term fiat lending is confusing here. From Wordnik.com. [LPUK Policy: Monetary Reform] Reference
There is no physical commodity backing Sterling: it is what is known as a fiat currency. From Wordnik.com. [LPUK Policy: Monetary Reform] Reference
After followeth: Amen, hoc est fiat, that is to say: The petitions before demanded be confirmed and granted. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Legend, vol. 7] Reference
fiat Monetary Systems: The United States, like most major economies, has what is known as a fiat monetary system. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Business News] Reference
The only value in any paper currency or what is called fiat currency derives from confidence in the underlying issuer. From Wordnik.com. [Gold & Precious Metals Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha] Reference
It's what we call fiat money. From Wordnik.com. [Eat the Rich] Reference
For instance, it confuses what the word "fiat" means. From Wordnik.com. [Garrett Johnson: Golden Myths] Reference
Money is a legal instrument, a creation of law or "fiat" (by edict of law or decree). From Wordnik.com. [WHAT IS WRONG WITH OUR MONEY?] Reference
What's more, the feds intend to impose this by fiat, meaning regulations not legislation. From Wordnik.com. [Welcome, Businessmen, to Government Oversight] Reference
But relatively recently, governments decided to abandon gold and instead issue " fiat " currency. From Wordnik.com. [Why Dave Is Now a Goldbug] Reference
They took a good-sized 'fiat' and gradually extended it till they had the whole of the large house. From Wordnik.com. [The Workingman's Paradise An Australian Labour Novel] Reference
Meantime the Democratic leaders realised that "fiat" money had a strange fascination for many of their party. From Wordnik.com. [A Political History of the State of New York, Volumes 1-3] Reference
After the gold standard was abandoned, the dollar and the rest of our currency became what’s called fiat money. From Wordnik.com. [Not Your Parents’ Money Book] Reference
An oversupply of 'fiat' currency means that it is worth less when priced in 'real' things like gold, oil and food. From Wordnik.com. [Shock — Government causes commodities bubble] Reference
The data are all on the NBER website--The "fiat" money system is associated with much less output volatility than the gold standard. From Wordnik.com. [The Fed will Lead us to Ruin I say!!!] Reference
They are assured of their salaries from our taxes and 'fiat' money, so they lack that urge to make that competitive survival and profit. From Wordnik.com. [Monopoly is bad, in geo-politics too.] Reference
And now, the case of Liu Xiaobo demonstrates the oppression and the arbitrary rule-by-fiat which is practiced by the Chinese government. From Wordnik.com. [PRC: Merry Christmas, Here's 11 Years In Prison] Reference
The word fiat means: out of nothing. From Wordnik.com. [WHAT REALLY HAPPENED] Reference
But a bureaucratic fiat is appalling. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » It’s a Mystery!] Reference
Presumably executive fiat is still OK, at least. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Countermobilization] Reference
I found it enlightening having been immersed in your constant criticism of "fiat" money. From Wordnik.com. [The Daily Reckoning Australia] Reference
The very same standard as whence removed from, as in when currency became 'fiat', about to be. From Wordnik.com. [CounterPunch] Reference
But relatively recently, governments decided to abandon gold and instead issue "fiat" currency. From Wordnik.com. [Why Dave Is Now a Goldbug - WSJ.com] Reference
"fiat" money, to spend itself into both superpower status and unsupportable debt. From Wordnik.com. [Evansville Courier & Press Stories] Reference
No one -- not even Bill Gates -- can create such choices by fiat. From Wordnik.com. [A Deadly Passage To India] Reference
For the moment, Yeltsin will try to turn Russia into a capitalist country by fiat. From Wordnik.com. [Yeltsin's Free-Market Offensive] Reference
It will be a more durable, lasting settlement if it is not a unilateral American fiat. From Wordnik.com. [What Do We Do Now?] Reference
In the past, the big studios in Beijing and Shanghai sold their films to the state for a fiat fee. From Wordnik.com. [Raise A Red Flag] Reference
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