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free silver

–noun Economics.
the free coinage of silver, esp. at a fixed ratio with gold.

Origin:
1875–80, Americanism


free-silver, adjective
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free silver  
n.  The free coinage of silver, especially at a fixed ratio to gold.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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