specie

  • 21specie — I. noun Etymology: from in specie, from Latin, in kind Date: 1617 money in coin II. noun Etymology: back formation from species (taken as a plural) Date: 1647 nonstandard species …

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  • 22specie — See specie, species …

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  • 23specie — [ spi:ʃi:, spi:ʃi] noun money in the form of coins rather than notes. Phrases in specie Law in the real, precise, or actual form specified. Origin C16: from L., ablative of species form, kind …

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  • 24specie — n. coin money as opposed to paper money. Etymology: L, ablat. of SPECIES in phrase in specie …

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  • 25specie, species — Specie means coined money or coins. This word is a collective noun and has no plural: The specie of France and that of Great Britain do not closely resemble each other. The payment must be in specie. Species has only one form for singular and… …

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  • 26Specie Circular — The Specie Circular (Coinage Act) was an executive order issued by U.S. President Andrew Jackson in 1836 and carried out by President Martin Van Buren. It required payment for government land to be in gold and silver currency.HistoryThe Act was a …

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  • 27specie payment — ▪ American finance       the redemption of U.S. paper money by banks or the Treasury in metallic (usually gold) coin.       Except for a few periods of suspension (1814–15, 1836–42, and 1857), Americans were able to redeem paper money for specie… …

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  • 28Specie Circular — La Specie Circular américaine est une ordonnance prise par le président américain Andrew Jackson en 1836 pour favoriser la conquête de l Ouest en imposant aux acheteurs de terrains d État de payer en or, ce qui augmente la demande et le prix de l …

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  • 29Specie Circular — (July 11, 1836) Executive order issued by Pres. Andrew Jackson. It required payment for purchases of public lands in gold or silver (specie means money in coin ). The circular attempted to reduce the amount of paper money in circulation and limit …

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  • 30specie-specificità — spe·cie spe·ci·fi·ci·tà s.f.inv. TS biol. carattere di organismi o sostanze che svolgono la loro azione solo verso una determinata specie biologica (per es., quello di alcuni parassiti che possono vivere solo a spese di una certa specie vegetale… …

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