HyperDic: gresham[s_law

English > 1 sense of the expression Gresham's Law:
NOUNcognitionGresham's Law(economics) the principle that when two kinds of money having the same denominational value are in circulation the intrinsically more valuable money will be hoarded and the money of lower intrinsic value will circulate more freely until the intrinsically more valuable money is driven out of circulation
English > Gresham's Law: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaning(economics) the principle that when two kinds of money having the same denominational value are in circulation the intrinsically more valuable money will be hoarded and the money of lower intrinsic value will circulate more freely until the intrinsically more valuable money is driven out of circulation; bad money drives out good; credited to Sir Thomas Gresham.
Categoryeconomics, economic science, political economyThe branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management
Broaderprinciple, ruleA rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system
Spanishley de Gresham
CatalanLlei de Gresham

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