Troy is using a modern United States $20 bill to purchase items at the grocery store. The money that Troy is using is .

A modern U.S. $20 bill is fiat money because it has value by government authority and public acceptance, not because it can be exchanged for a fixed amount of gold or another commodity. Representative money stands for a commodity that can be redeemed, while commodity money has value in the material itself.

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