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
Faced with panic, banks froze credit and suspended specie payments, sending the economy into recession.
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
Customers rushed to trade banknotes for coins, but the banks suspended specie payments again.
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
Once chartered, a bank was supposed to sell stock for specie, and then start making loans in the form of paper notes bearing promises to pay a given amount of gold or silver on demand.
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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