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Our fiat currency is under increasing stress with our large and growing trade deficits. We have a federal deficit that is calculated in the trillions when we take into account the net present value of the future Social Security and Medicaid obligations we are creating today.
George Noory

Meaning of "fiat" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FIAT

From Latin, literally: let it be done, from fierī to become.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FIAT

fiat  [ˈfaɪət] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIAT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fiat is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FIAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

fiat

Fiat

Fiat S.p.A. is the parent company of the Fiat Group and, since July 2011, also the majority shareholder in Chrysler. On 29 January 2014, it was announced that Fiat S.p.A. will be merged into a new Netherlands-based holding company Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV with the now wholly owned Chrysler Group and that the merger is expected to take place before the end of 2014. Fiat was founded in 1899 by a group of investors, including Giovanni Agnelli. During its more than century-long history, Fiat has also manufactured railway engines and carriages, military vehicles, farm tractors, and aircraft. In 2013, Fiat was the second largest European automaker by volumes produced, and the seventh in the world ahead of Honda, PSA Peugeot Citroën, Suzuki, Renault and Daimler AG. Over the years, Fiat has acquired numerous other automakers: it acquired Lancia in 1968, became a shareholder of Ferrari in 1969, took control of Alfa Romeo from the Italian government in 1986, purchased Maserati in 1993, and became the full owner of Chrysler Group LLC in 2014.

Definition of fiat in the English dictionary

The first definition of fiat in the dictionary is official sanction; authoritative permission. Other definition of fiat is an arbitrary order or decree. Fiat is also any command, decision, or act of will that brings something about.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FIAT


antiriot
ˌæntɪˈraɪət
ariot
əˈraɪət
Byatt
ˈbaɪət
diet
ˈdaɪət
disquiet
dɪsˈkwaɪət
inquiet
ɪnˈkwaɪət
misdiet
ˌmɪsˈdaɪət
piet
ˈpaɪət
pyat
ˈpaɪət
pyet
ˈpaɪət
pyot
ˈpaɪət
quiet
ˈkwaɪət
riot
ˈraɪət
ryot
ˈraɪət
ultraquiet
ˌʌltrəˈkwaɪət
unquiet
ʌnˈkwaɪət
Wyatt
ˈwaɪət

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIAT

fi
FIA
fiacre
fianc
fiancailles
fianchetti
fianchetto
Fianna
fiar
fiasco
fiat money
fiaunt
fib
fibbed
fibber
fibbery
fibbing
fiber
fiber optic
fiber optics

WORDS THAT END LIKE FIAT

Buriat
commentariat
commissariat
lariat
lumpenproletariat
professoriat
proletariat
prothonotariat
protonotariat
salariat
secretariat
shariat
sheriat
subproletariat
subsidiariat
the subsidiariat
Uniat

Synonyms and antonyms of fiat in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FIAT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «fiat» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of fiat

Translation of «fiat» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIAT

Find out the translation of fiat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fiat from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fiat» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

菲亚特
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fiat
570 millions of speakers

English

fiat
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फिएट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فيات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Fiat
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fiat
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্ষমতাপ্রদান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

décret
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fiat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fiat
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

布告
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

피아트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fiat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thừa nhận
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அரசு நிர்ணய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अधिकृत मान्यता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

emir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fiat
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fiat
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Fiat
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fiat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

fiat
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Fiat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fiat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fiat
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fiat

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIAT»

The term «fiat» is very widely used and occupies the 3.985 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FIAT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fiat» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fiat» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fiat

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4 QUOTES WITH «FIAT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fiat.
1
Arthur Levitt
Our markets have not achieved their great successes as a result of government fiat, but rather through efforts of competing interests working to meet the demands of investors and to fulfill the promises posed by advancing technology.
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George Noory
Our fiat currency is under increasing stress with our large and growing trade deficits. We have a federal deficit that is calculated in the trillions when we take into account the net present value of the future Social Security and Medicaid obligations we are creating today.
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Grover Norquist
The Democratic Party is made up of trial lawyers, labor unions, government employees, big city political machines, the coercive utopians, the radical environmentalists, feminists, and others who want to restructure society with tax dollars and government fiat.
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Carroll Quigley
Thus, the use of fiat money is more justifiable in financing a depression than in financing a war.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIAT»

Discover the use of fiat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fiat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fiat 131 Abarth
It started winning World rallies within months of being launched, and in 1977, 1978 and 1980 the 'works' team also won the World Championship for Makes, and set every standard by which Rally Giants were to be judged.
Graham Robson, 2008
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Abarth: Fiat-Based Cars
This book includes 90 superb original color photographs.
Andrea Sparrow, 2006
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Fiat 500: The Auto Biography
The publication of this handsome tribute volume is timed with Fiat’s release in the United States of its updated version of the car for the twenty-first century, the Fiat Nuova 500.
Lorenzo Ardizio, 2011
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Political Economy of Money: Emerging Fiat Monetary Regime
Placing the ease with which money lends itself to political manipulation into economic, historical, and political perspective, this study examines the emerging fiat monetary regime in a world of nation states determined to preserve their ...
George Macesich, 1999
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Fiat CR.32 Aces of the Spanish Civil War
Beretter om de flyver-esser, der under Den spanske Borgerkrig fløj den italienske jager, Fiat CR.32.
Alfredo Logoluso, 2010
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Government by Fiat: The Retreat from Responsibility
Looks at the accountability - or increasingly the lack of accountability - of Australia's state and federal governments.
Warwick Funnell, 2000
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Fiat CR.42 Aces of World War 2
HŒkan Gustavsson, Ludovico Slongo. Mediterranean and Middle East met for the first time. That morning over Sollum, on the border between Egypt and Libya, four No 33 Sqn Gladiators, reinforced by a single Hurricane I of No 80 Sqn flown  ...
HŒkan Gustavsson, Ludovico Slongo, 2013
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Fiat Money and the Conspiracy Behind It
Fiat Money explains creation and manipulation of money; elect groups behind its creation and their ultimate purposes for controlling money.
Jerry Evans, 2009
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Fiat Money Inflation in France
Such, we may fairly expect, will always be the result of them until the fiat of the Almighty shall evolve laws in the universe radically different from those which at present obtain.* And, finally, as to the general development of the theory and ...
Andrew Dickson White, 1933
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Fiat and Abarth 124 Spider and Coupe
Now available in this softbound edition. The complete story of the elegant Boano-designed Coupe, timeless Pininfarina-styled Spider, and Abarths hard-charging 124 Spider-based rally car.
John Tipler, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIAT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fiat is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fiat Chrysler CEO Sees Possible Merger Partners Other Than …
Fiat Chrysler has approached GM twice since 2012 about a possible partnership, believing this tie-up over any others would generate the ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
2
Jeremy Clarkson: Fiat 500X a silly lesson in motor marketing …
All of which brings me to Fiat. Several years ago it made a cheeky little homage to the original 500 and decided — after a great deal of market ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
3
Ontario policies could put auto making at risk, Fiat Chrysler CEO warns
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV operates two vehicle assembly plants in Canada, one of which was the recent recipient of about $2.6-billion in ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
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Road Test: Fiat 500X | Hull Daily Mail
Fiat has added the X-factor to its retro-styled success story, the cute and cuddly Fiat 500. The result is the Fiat 500X, a compact crossover that ... «Hull Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Fiat Chrysler Adds 88,000 Challengers to Air Bag Recall - ABC News
Fiat Chrysler is adding more than 88,000 Dodge Challengers to a recall of cars with potentially faulty Takata air bags. The expansion covers the ... «ABC News, Jul 15»
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You Can Have A Modern Fiat 500 Jolly...If You Don't Mind Paying $89k
The original Fiat Cinquecento Jolly was one of those cute oddities back in the late '50s, reserved for summer days with clean skies. It was made ... «Carscoops, Jul 15»
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Mopar Is Quick To Announce Tuning Bits For Facelifted Fiat 500
Mopar has already unveiled its personalization offer for the recently-unveiled Fiat 500, which is even more customizable than before. Mopar is ... «Carscoops, Jul 15»
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Comparison: Honda Jazz vs Elite i20 vs Swift vs Fiat Punto vs Polo …
Other hatchbacks like Fiat Punto and Elite i20 ride on 16-inch radials. Interiors and Comfort. Jazz offers some superior features, which the ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
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New Fiat 500 unveiled with 1,800+ upgrades! | Car News | Auto123
The next-generation 2016 Fiat 500 is preparing to take on new market challenges without forgetting its own deep roots. Don't be fooled, ... «Auto123.com, Jul 15»
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Fiat Chrysler to invest $166M in Sterling Heights stamping plant …
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is investing $166 million to install three new press lines at its stamping plant in Sterling Heights. Construction on the ... «Crain's Detroit Business, Jul 15»

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