Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Coined money; coin.
- idiom (in specie) In coin.
- idiom (in specie) In a similar manner; in kind.
- idiom Law (in specie) As specified.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun 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.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- abl. of L.
species sort, kind. Used in the phrasein specie , that is, in sort, in kind, in (its own) form. - (Law) in precise or definite form; specifically; according to the exact terms; of the very thing.
- noun Coin; hard money.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Singular form of
species . - noun
Type orkind , in various uses of the phrasein specie . - noun
Money , especially in the form ofcoins made fromprecious metal , that has anintrinsic value ;coinage .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun coins collectively
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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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.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various
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_sub specie æternitatis_, but _sub specie_ the reign of Queen Victoria.
The Art of Letters Robert Lynd 1914
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He calculates the numeraire, or what we call specie, then actually existing in France, at about eighty-eight millions of the same English money.
Paras. 225-249 1909
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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.
Belongings: Property, Family, and Identity in Colonial South Africa 2008
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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
Advocating The Man: Masculinity, Organized Labor, and the Household in New York, 1800-1840 2006
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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
Advocating The Man: Masculinity, Organized Labor, and the Household in New York, 1800-1840 2006
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Sanety, that endangered specie is finally creeping into congress, cut the porc, reestablish the tax on the rich.
Think Progress » Let’s Be Blunt: Congressional Leadership Is In Disarray 2005
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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.
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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.
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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.
The Great Eastern 1862
biocon commented on the word specie
L. speciē = A. outwardly, to all appearances; B. (with genitive case): 1. in the guise of; 2. on the pretext of.
September 22, 2011