gold basis
Americannoun
noun
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Though such a movement would have seemed trifling before the lira was stabilized on a gold basis, it loomed ominously, last week, almost seven months after complete stabilization was supposed to have been achieved.
From Time Magazine Archive
The gist of Mr. Hoover's remarks: he favored going back on a gold basis, paying 59� in gold to any holder of a devalued dollar.
From Time Magazine Archive
The problem therefore is�how soon can the pound get back to par and a gold basis?
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.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Straits Settlements have fixed their money on a gold basis at 2s. 4d. per dollar, on the lines of the arrangement made in India.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various
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