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fiat

/ˈfaɪæt/noun2 syllables

Fiat means: a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge).

Synonyms for fiat4

noun, as in a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)

decree, edict, order, rescript

What does fiat mean?1

noun

1

a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)“a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Fiat in a sentence

  • Fiat is a historic brand in the Italian automotive industry.Nuel
  • Bitcoin is fiat by definition, since it cannot be exchanged for a fixed amount of any physical resource.shekitten
  • Are there any cryptocurrencies that aren't fiat, meaning that are backed by a physical resource?shekitten
  • The current college works by presidential fiat.sacredceltic
  • What's the name of that Italian who works for Fiat?CHThiem
  • His old Fiat runs on petrol.sundown
  • Turin is the home of Fiat.Hybrid

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of fiat

as a noun

plural
fiats