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SILVER STANDARD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does silver standard mean?
• SILVER STANDARD (noun)
The noun SILVER STANDARD has 1 sense:
1. a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by a stated quantity of silver
Familiarity information: SILVER STANDARD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by a stated quantity of silver
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("silver standard" is a kind of...):
monetary standard; standard (the value behind the money in a monetary system)
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