Specie

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Coined money; coin.
  • idiom. in specie In coin.
  • idiom. in specie In a similar manner; in kind: repaid the offense in specie.
  • idiom. in specie Law In the same kind or shape; as specified.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Type or kind, in various uses of the phrase in specie.
  • n. Money, especially in the form of coins made from precious metal, that has an intrinsic value; coinage.
  • n. Singular form of species.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • abl. of L. species sort, kind. Used in the phrase in specie, that is, in sort, in kind, in (its own) form.
  • n. Coin; hard money.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. As a Latin noun, used in the phrase in specie: In kind.
  • n. In coin. See def. 2. Hence, as an English noun
  • n. Coin; metallic money; a medium of exchange consisting of gold or silver (the precious metals) coined by sovereign authority in pieces of various standard weights and values, and of minor coins of copper, bronze, or some other cheap or base metal: often used attributively.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. coins collectively
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    currency   
    Cross Reference
    specie circular    payment in kind   
    Hyponym
    coin   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    coin    money   
     
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