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单词 specie
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Definition of specie in English:

specie

noun ˈspiːʃiːˈspiːʃi
mass noun
  • Money in the form of coins rather than notes.

    硬币

    the Bank of England in 1795 had held around £8 million in specie
    Example sentencesExamples
    • If the bank required specie reserves, the notes acquired initially could have been called at expiration and not renewed.
    • Swiss cooperation had become essential as other neutrals responded to Allied pressure and refused to exchange war materials for specie.
    • The Revolutionary Leaders in France dealt in gold and silver specie.
    • Whether the cargo imported is specie or other goods is irrelevant.
    • The money supply was composed of bank notes and deposits, convertible into specie, and gold and silver coin.
    • It was the habit of using paper money that was driving the nation's specie abroad.
    • The French crown was forced to pay for its Canadian expenditures by borrowing or taxing in France and shipping specie to the New World.
    • While some specie was Spanish silver, a substantial amount came from the sale of Indian goods to Red Sea and Persian Gulf ports.
    • Specie was pouring into the country from the Havana trade.
    • The Chinese would accept only specie, usually silver, in payment.
    • Prices fell, imports slowed, exports boomed, and specie flowed into the country.
    • Shortages of specie stifled economic growth by restricting the money supply.
    • Just imagine if the whole world was on a gold and silver specie currency system.
    • The specie regime, more or less, dominated until 1971.
    • Under a gold standard, would the price level be indeterminate in a completely closed economy, where specie could not flow?
    • Paper notes could be exchanged for specie upon the bearer's demand.
    • The greenbacks were legal tender notes issued at par with notes backed by specie.
    Synonyms
    cash, hard cash, ready money

Phrases

  • in specie

    • In the real, precise, or actual form specified.

      〔律〕照原样的;不折不扣的

      the plaintiff could not be sure of recovering his goods in specie

      原告不能确定能照原样拿回他的商品。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • He could not have pursued a claim in specie.
      • My question was directed to a situation in which what was recovered was property in specie.
      • If it is lost in specie, there can be no equitable tracing of the money.
      • There was a power to distribute in specie contained in the will.
      • the court will order the defendant to transfer it in specie to the plaintiff.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Latin, ablative of species 'form, kind', in the phrase in specie 'in the actual form'.

Definition of specie in US English:

specie

noun
  • Money in the form of coins rather than notes.

    硬币

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Revolutionary Leaders in France dealt in gold and silver specie.
    • The specie regime, more or less, dominated until 1971.
    • The money supply was composed of bank notes and deposits, convertible into specie, and gold and silver coin.
    • Paper notes could be exchanged for specie upon the bearer's demand.
    • Specie was pouring into the country from the Havana trade.
    • The French crown was forced to pay for its Canadian expenditures by borrowing or taxing in France and shipping specie to the New World.
    • The greenbacks were legal tender notes issued at par with notes backed by specie.
    • Shortages of specie stifled economic growth by restricting the money supply.
    • Just imagine if the whole world was on a gold and silver specie currency system.
    • Under a gold standard, would the price level be indeterminate in a completely closed economy, where specie could not flow?
    • If the bank required specie reserves, the notes acquired initially could have been called at expiration and not renewed.
    • The Chinese would accept only specie, usually silver, in payment.
    • While some specie was Spanish silver, a substantial amount came from the sale of Indian goods to Red Sea and Persian Gulf ports.
    • Swiss cooperation had become essential as other neutrals responded to Allied pressure and refused to exchange war materials for specie.
    • Whether the cargo imported is specie or other goods is irrelevant.
    • Prices fell, imports slowed, exports boomed, and specie flowed into the country.
    • It was the habit of using paper money that was driving the nation's specie abroad.
    Synonyms
    cash, hard cash, ready money

Phrases

  • in specie

    • 1In coin.

      用硬币

    • 2Law
      In the real, precise, or actual form specified.

      〔律〕照原样的;不折不扣的

      the plaintiff could not be sure of recovering his goods in specie

      原告不能确定能照原样拿回他的商品。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • He could not have pursued a claim in specie.
      • If it is lost in specie, there can be no equitable tracing of the money.
      • My question was directed to a situation in which what was recovered was property in specie.
      • There was a power to distribute in specie contained in the will.
      • the court will order the defendant to transfer it in specie to the plaintiff.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Latin, ablative of species ‘form, kind’, in the phrase in specie ‘in the actual form’.

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