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specie

Pronunciation: /ˈspiːʃiː, ˈspiːʃi/
Definition of specie

noun

[mass noun]
  • money in the form of coins rather than notes: the Bank of England in 1795 had held around £8 million in specie

Phrases

in specie

Law in the real, precise, or actual form specified:the plaintiff could not be sure of recovering his goods in specie

Origin:

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

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