Monometallism

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The economic theory or practice of using only one metal as a monetary standard.
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  • n. The use of only one metal (such as gold or silver) in the standard currency of a country, or as a standard of monetary value.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The legalized use of one metal only, as gold, or silver, in the standard currency of a country, or as a standard of money values. See bimetallism.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The use of only one metal as a standard of value in the coinage of a country; also, the economic theory that advocates such a single standard. See bimetallism.
    • Word Usage
    "The United States effectively put gold on top in 1834, although British-style monometallism was not wholly adopted until 1900."
    Variant
    bimetallism   
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