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☆ gold standard

a monetary standard solely in terms of gold, in which the basic currency unit is made equal to and redeemable by a specified quantity of gold

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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