Specie

Word SPECIE
Character 6
Hyphenation ‖Spe ci e spe cie
Pronunciations /ˈspiːʃi/

Definitions and meanings of "Specie"

What do we mean by specie?

Coined money; coin. noun

(in specie) In coin. idiom

(in specie) In a similar manner; in kind. idiom

(in specie) As specified. idiom

As a Latin noun, used in the phrase in specie: In kind. noun

In coin. See def. 2. Hence, as an English noun noun

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. noun

Coin; hard money. noun

Abl. of L. species sort, kind. Used in the phrase in specie, that is, in sort, in kind, in (its own) form.

In precise or definite form; specifically; according to the exact terms; of the very thing.

Singular form of species. noun

Type or kind, in various uses of the phrase in specie. noun

Money, especially in the form of coins made from precious metal, that has an intrinsic value; coinage. noun

Coins collectively noun

Type or kind, in various uses of the phrase in specie.

Money, especially in the form of coins made from precious metal, that has an intrinsic value; coinage.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Specie

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The word "specie" in example sentences

The act establishing the independent treasury in 1846, was drawn by me, avowedly as a 'specie receiving and _specie circulating_' institution, and to restrain excessive issues by the banks; but it is impossible now to carry that system into practical execution. ❋ Various (N/A)

_sub specie æternitatis_, but _sub specie_ the reign of Queen Victoria. ❋ Robert Lynd (1914)

He calculates the numeraire, or what we call specie, then actually existing in France, at about eighty-eight millions of the same English money. ❋ Unknown (1909)

Rent, which could be paid in specie or livestock, was payable either at the landdrost or the Castle at the Cape. 25 Farmers in outlying areas often paid several years at once, presumably due in part to the long journey from their farms to the seats of colonial authority. ❋ Unknown (2008)

When a cashier at the bank realizes that there is a shortage of funds, he suggests that the bank directors withdraw their personal claims to allow working customers to be paid in specie, but he is overruled so the directors do not have to sacrifice any of their own funds. 81 Likewise, Things as They Will Be, Or, All Barkers Are Not ❋ Unknown (2006)

Forced to pay for land in specie, speculators and capitalists turned their investment attention elsewhere, toward goods which they could buy on credit or with paper money. 99 ❋ Unknown (2006)

Sanety, that endangered specie is finally creeping into congress, cut the porc, reestablish the tax on the rich. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Congress, prior to its adjournment, empowered President Davis to seize the specie in the banks for supplies, and also empowered the Secretary of the Treasury to procure specie from the different States upon terms agreed upon with the State authorities. ❋ Unknown (1865)

Washington, had resolved that President Lincoln's amnesty proclamation was unconstitutional, and that the army and navy ought to be paid in specie or its equivalent. ❋ Unknown (1864)

The big ship brings 500 passengers, 56,000 dols. in specie, and upwards of 6000 tons of cargo — consisting principally of wheat, corn, and provisions. ❋ Unknown (1862)

The New York banks have lost five million dollars in specie in a fortnight, and the Sub-Treasury four millions; yet only about half a million has left the country, although the rate of exchange gives a profit on the export of specie to England. ❋ Unknown (1862)

They plundered the ship of some 400 dols. in specie, and a watch. ❋ Unknown (1862)

They obtained twenty-two thousand dollars in specie, and about seven thousand dollars 'worth of plate. ❋ Frances Erskine Inglis (1843)

The great miscalculation, and the main cause of the resistance, was that the tax was payable only in gold or silver coin specie, and in Western Pennsylvania there was very little specie in circulation. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A character named Simeon Dubious attempts to pass off uncurrent bills by purchasing some "cottons" for $500 and then selling them at auction with the hopes of getting paid an equal amount or more in specie. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Secondly, They changed money, for the convenience of those that were to pay a half-shekel in specie every year, by way of poll, for the service of the tabernacle (Exod. xxx. ❋ Unknown (1721)

Jackson issued the so-called specie circular, ordering federal agents to receive no other money but gold and silver. ❋ Edwin Emerson (1914)

In San Francisco the legal-tender notes were worth only 60 cents in specie. ❋ Unknown (1863)

Lloyd's of London, which offers so-called specie insurance, declined to provide information on rates or demand. ❋ Unknown (2011)

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