GOLDSTANDARD
Gold standard
A gold standard is a monetary system in which the standard economic unit of account is based on a fixed quantity of gold.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Gold standard
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gold standard
Noun
- A monetary system where the value of circulating money is linked to the value of gold.
- A test or measure of comparison that is considered ultimate or ideal.
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