fiat
An arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do somethingAn arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree.
» The current college works by presidential fiat.
Нынешний колледж работает по указу президента.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)An arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree.
A royal fiat.
A presidential fiat.
Anordnung, Befehl, Erlass
(countable, uncountable)Authorization, permission or (official) sanction.
A government fiat.
To rule by fiat.
Ermächtigung, Erlaubnis, Genehmigung
(English, countable, uncountable)A warrant of a judge for certain processes.
(English, countable, uncountable)An authority for certain proceedings given by the Lord Chancellor's signature.
(attributive, countable, uncountable)(Pertaining to) fiat currency.
- a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
Examples
10 sentencesThe current college works by presidential fiat.
ruНынешний колледж работает по указу президента.
It's a fiat currency.
Are there any cryptocurrencies that aren't fiat, meaning that are backed by a physical resource?
It's a misnomer to refer to non-crypto-currency as "fiat," since cryptocurrency is also fiat.
Bitcoin is fiat by definition, since it cannot be exchanged for a fixed amount of any physical resource.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin fīat (“let it be done”).From Latin fīat (“let it be done”).
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Forms
plural: fiatsSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable