bimetallism
Americannoun
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the use of two metals, ordinarily gold and silver, at a fixed relative value, as the monetary standard.
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the doctrine or policies supporting such a standard.
noun
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the use of two metals, esp gold and silver, in fixed relative values as the standard of value and currency
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the economic policies or doctrine supporting a bimetallic standard
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This action ended bimetallism and placed the United States on the gold standard.
From Encyclopedia.com ● Apr. 9, 2018
Although the President expressed hope of getting international action, every statesman knew that no important nation except the U. S. is willing even to consider bimetallism.
From Time Magazine Archive
But no word did the Treasury breathe last week of symmetallism or bimetallism.
From Time Magazine Archive
He is leader of the Western Silver bloc which has crowded President Roosevelt month by month closer and closer toward bimetallism.
From Time Magazine Archive
In any event, natural bimetallism is much less open to criticism on this score than the existing system, or than that of the fixed ratio.
From The Arena Volume 18, No. 93, August, 1897 by Various
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