fiat

In a fiat money economy, the mere fact of making a loan creates the money needed.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

He noted the erosion of trust in the fiat system, the unprecedented money printing and the accumulation of sovereign debt.

From MarketWatch ● May 12, 2026

SoFi Technologies launched “SoFi Big Business Banking” for enterprise clients, offering 24/7 banking for fiat and stablecoins like SoFiUSD.

From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026

These purchase decisions are being made by fiat, as federally owned property is often exempt from local permitting and zoning rules.

From Slate ● Mar. 12, 2026

The ancient, giant mahogany trees, all the trees, the game, everything of the forest was being destroyed, and the land was forced to lie fiat, he said, and bare as the palm of his hand.

From "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker

Once spoken, the fiats cannot change without wounding the leader’s credibility.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 29, 2022

Yoo makes it clear that he thinks such executive fiats would be unconstitutional.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2020

President Dwight Eisenhower, who had put himself above the fray, began to fight back with information leaks and administrative fiats.

From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2020

With aristocratic privileges created and enforced by government fiats there were few meaningful opportunities for the common citizen to advance their business interests.

From Economist ● Sep. 2, 2013

In respect of age, as in so many other respects, the world lives on fiats, with equally little interest in or comprehension of the levels above or below them.

From The Old Folks' Party 1898 by Bellamy, Edward