Bimetallism

[bai'metәlizәm]

解釋/意思:

(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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解釋/意思:

(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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解釋/意思:

n. the name given to a monetary system in which gold and silver are on precisely the same footing as regards mintage and legal tender.—adj. Bimetal′lic adapted to that standard.—n. and adj. Bimet′allist.

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