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remonetize

American  
[ree-mon-i-tahyz, -muhn-] / riˈmɒn ɪˌtaɪz, -ˈmʌn- /
especially British, remonetise

verb (used with object)

remonetized, remonetizing
  1. to restore to use as legal tender.

    to remonetize silver.


remonetize British  
/ riːˈmʌnɪˌtaɪz /

verb

  1. (tr) to reinstate as legal tender

    to remonetize silver

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of remonetize

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80; re- + monetize

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Louder & louder grew the cry to remonetize silver.

From Time Magazine Archive

In addition, the President was asked: to declare a moratorium on mortgage foreclosures, to refund the 4th Liberty Loan in new currency, to remonetize silver.

From Time Magazine Archive

To remonetize it now as though the facts and circumstances of that day were surrounding us, is to wilfully and blindly deceive ourselves.

From American Eloquence, Volume 4 Studies In American Political History (1897) by Johnston, Alexander

The proposition to remonetize silver or to increase the silver coinage was vigorously opposed, but the arguments then presented by the advocates of remonetization never have been, and never can be, refuted.

From Money: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada, On the Free Coinage of Silver; in the United States Senate, May 12 and 13, 1890 by Jones, John P. (John Percival)

And, fellow cheese mongers, you are doing yourselves great injustice that you do not petition congress to pass a bill to remonetize cheese.

From Peck's Sunshine Being a Collection of Articles Written for Peck's Sun, Milwaukee, Wis. - 1882 by Peck, George W. (George Wilbur)

Now, if the Government of the United States should use all the surplus silver in the country, which has simply forced the price down since we remonetized silver in 1878 more than 20 per cent.——

From Money: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada, On the Free Coinage of Silver; in the United States Senate, May 12 and 13, 1890 by Jones, John P. (John Percival)

The Government has commenced to coin silver and has partially remonetized it.

From The Comstock Club by Goodwin, Charles Carroll

If, therefore, silver has been demonetized, I am in favor of remonetizing it.

From American Eloquence, Volume 4 Studies In American Political History (1897) by Johnston, Alexander

The discussion on the question of remonetizing silver, Mr. President, has been prolonged, able, and exhaustive.

From American Eloquence, Volume 4 Studies In American Political History (1897) by Johnston, Alexander

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