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gold standard definition - finance
A monetary system that allows the conversion of currency to gold at a fixed price. The U.S. quit using the gold standard in 1971.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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