monometallism
noun
the use of one metal only, as gold or silver, as a monetary standard.
monometallist
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a word derived from
monometallism.
Example Sentences
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He is a monometallist, and has devoted himself vigorously to the advocacy of free trade.
From Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy by John Stuart Mill
Indeed, every monometallist ought also to be a monoculist.
From Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 by George Frisbie Hoar
Hon. Robert Giffen, the well-known chief of the statistical department of the Board of Trade, London, was long known as the most determined and uncompromising monometallist in England.
From If Not Silver, What? by John W. Bookwalter
Return to Table of Contents Gold has an intrinsic value, says the monometallist, which makes it the money of the world.
From If Not Silver, What? by John W. Bookwalter
Let us, then, bring the figures down to the present, and it will be found, I think, that the farther down we come the weaker does the monometallist contention appear.
From If Not Silver, What? by John W. Bookwalter
