Look up: bimetallism

1. bimetallism
   [n] - a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by stated amounts of two metals (usually gold and silver) with values set at a predetermined ratio
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2. bimetallism
   Monetary system in which two metals, traditionally gold and silver, both circulate at a ratio fixed by the state, are coined by the mint on equal terms, and are legal tender to any amount. The...
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3. bimetallism
   a system of money in which the unit is legally defired in terms of two metals, both being legal tender and with a fixed rate of exchange between them. Category: Financial affairs - taxation - customs
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4. Bimetallism
   Bi·met'al·lism noun [ French bimétalisme .] The legalized use of two metals (as gold and silver) in the currency of a country, at a fixed relative value; -- in opposition to monometallism . » The words bimétallisme and ...
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5. bimetallism
   noun a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by stated amounts of two metals (usually gold and silver) with values set at a predetermined ratio
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6. bimetallism
   A commodity money regime in which there is concurrent circulation of coins made from each of two metals and a fixed exchange rate between them. Historically the metals have almost always been gold and silver. Bimetallism was tried many times with varying success but since about 1873 the practice has...
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7. Bimetallism
   • (n.) The legalized use of two metals (as gold and silver) in the currency of a country, at a fixed relative value; -- in opposition to monometallism.
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8. bimetallism
   monetary standard or system based upon the use of two metals, traditionally gold and silver, rather than one (monometallism). The typical ... [3 related articles]
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9. bimetallism
   bimetallism The practice of using two metals; such as, gold and silver, as the basis of money in a country.
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10. Bimetallism
    In economics, bimetallism is a monetary standard in which the value of the monetary unit is defined as equivalent both to a certain quantity of gold and to a certain quantity of silver; such a system establishes a fixed rate of exchange between the two metals. ==Argentina== In 1881, a currency refo...
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11. bimetallism
    bimetallism (bīmet'uliz"um) , in economic history, monetary system in which two commodities, usually gold and silver, were used as a standard and coined without limit at a ratio fixed by legislation that also designated both of them as legally acceptable for all payments. The term was ...
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12. Bimetallism
    Bimetallism is that system of coinage which recognizes coins of two metals (silver and gold) as legal tender to any amount; or in other words, the concurrent use of coins of two metals as a circulating medium, the ratio of value between the two being arbitrarily fixed by law. It was contended by adv...
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