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silver standard

noun

  1. a monetary standard or system using silver of specified weight and fineness to define the basic unit of currency.


silver standard

noun

  1. a monetary system in which the legal unit of currency is defined with reference to silver of a specified fineness and weight and sometimes (esp formerly) freely redeemable for it
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Origin of silver standard1

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35
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When America had a gold or silver standard, the federal budget ran an...

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Half income is said to be the "silver standard."

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What about a “silver standard†or a basket of metals?

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Panic of 1873 resulted in national governments’ embrace of protectionist policies and a shift away from the global silver standard.

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Its contribution to metaphor alone is legion — who would want a therapy that is, let us say, the silver standard?

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