gold basis
Americannoun
noun
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The Dawes Plan proposes to put Germany back on a gold basis, and consequently make the German mark a gold par currency.
From Time Magazine Archive
Prime Minister Richard Bedford Bennett of Canada announced that no matter what Britain did, Canada would remain on a gold basis.
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Many a Wall Streeter with little to do except swap stories was rumoring that Lloyd's of London has wagered one to three that within six months the U. S. would abandon the gold basis.
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In Colombia, harassed President Olaya Herrera decided that his country's burdens are too great to bear on a gold basis.
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We can raise two hundred and fifty millions of revenue on the gold basis, and at the same time have a vast reduction in our taxes.
From Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail by Lewis, Harry A.
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