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silver certificate

silver certificate noun: a type of paper money that was originally backed by and redeemable for a specific amount of silver held by a government.

Noun

silver certificate (plural silver certificates)

  1. (historical) A type of paper money that was originally backed by and redeemable for a specific amount of silver held by a government.

Forms of silver certificate

pluralsilver certificates

Questions about silver certificate

What does silver certificate mean?
Silver certificate means a type of paper money that was originally backed by and redeemable for a specific amount of silver held by a government.
What part of speech is silver certificate?
Silver certificate is a noun.
What is the plural of silver certificate?
The plural of silver certificate is silver certificates.

Words near silver certificate in the dictionary

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