specie
1coined money; coin.
Idioms about specie
in specie,
in the same kind.
(of money) in coin.
in a similar manner; in kind: Such treachery should be repaid in specie.
Law. in the identical shape, form, etc., as specified.
Origin of specie
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How to use specie in a sentence
Also thriving were bacterial species that survive only in environments with little to no oxygen.
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The presence of a large gold fund was an assurance of the ability to return to specie payments after the close of the war.
Readings in Money and Banking | Chester Arthur PhillipsAll the banks in the city of New York without exception, and by common consent, stop specie payments.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellHe is the author of a respectable work, published under the title of Economica della specie Umana.
My Ten Years' Imprisonment | Silvio PellicoThe amount of the guarantee-deposit, which is on every occasion to be paid in specie, will be always fixed by way of ordinance.
The cheque, up till then payable in specie, became a clearing cheque realisable by a simple transfer in writing.
British Dictionary definitions for specie
/ (ˈspiːʃiː) /
coin money, as distinguished from bullion or paper money
in specie
(of money) in coin
in kind
law in the actual form specified
Origin of specie
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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