monetary standard

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monetary standard - the value behind the money in a monetary systemstandardvalue - the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world"gold standard - a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by a stated quantity of goldsilver standard - a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by a stated quantity of silverbimetallism - a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by stated amounts of two metals (usually gold and silver) with values set at a predetermined ratio