Gresham's law

Gresh·am's law

noun \ˈgre-shəmz-\

Definition of GRESHAM'S LAW

: an observation in economics: when two coins are equal in debt-paying value but unequal in intrinsic value, the one having the lesser intrinsic value tends to remain in circulation and the other to be hoarded or exported as bullion; broadly : any process by which inferior products or practices drive out superior ones

Origin of GRESHAM'S LAW

Sir Thomas Gresham

First Known Use: 1858

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