silver standard
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When America had a gold or silver standard, the federal budget ran an...
Half income is said to be the "silver standard."
From BBC
What about a “silver standard” or a basket of metals?
From Forbes
Panic of 1873 resulted in national governments’ embrace of protectionist policies and a shift away from the global silver standard.
From Forbes
Its contribution to metaphor alone is legion — who would want a therapy that is, let us say, the silver standard?
From Nature
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