Definitions

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  • adverb obsolete In respect to kind
  • adverb law, finance In the actual form, especially in the context of a distribution of assets or a loan repayment.
  • adverb law, finance In coin or monetary metal, in contrast to fiat currency or other paper.

Etymologies

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From Latin, specie, the ablative singular form of species ("kind", "form", or "type")

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