specie
1 Americannoun
idioms
noun
noun
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coin money, as distinguished from bullion or paper money
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(of money) in coin
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in kind
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law in the actual form specified
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Etymology
Origin of specie1
First recorded in 1545–55; from Latin (in) speciē “(in) kind”; see species
Origin of specie2
By back formation, construing species as plural noun
Example Sentences
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Until recently, the only non-human species of mammals that were known to experience menopause were a select few specie, such as orcas — not primates.
From Salon ● Dec. 11, 2023
Van Buren did worry, however, that federal funds now lay trapped in private banks that paid unredeemable paper notes instead of specie.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
The tipping point came in late 1818, when the Bank of the United States sought specie from its debtor banks to make the final payment for Louisiana.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
Low specie reserves endangered banks when business instability made coins more trustworthy than paper.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
And again he perceived himself sub specie aeternitatis, the form-destroyer called forth by what he heard and saw here.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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