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chartalism

chartalism noun: a theory of money that views money as a unit of account designated by an authority.

Noun

chartalism (uncountable)

  1. A theory of money that views money as a unit of account designated by an authority.

Origin of chartalism

From Latin charta + -ism.

Questions about chartalism

What does chartalism mean?
Chartalism means a theory of money that views money as a unit of account designated by an authority.
What part of speech is chartalism?
Chartalism is a noun.

Words near chartalism in the dictionary

  1. chartability
  2. chartable
  3. chartaceous
  4. chartaceously
  5. chartage
  6. chartalism
  7. chartalist
  8. chartalists
  9. chartbook
  10. chartbooks
  11. chartbuster

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