- specie
- noun /ˈspiːʃi/
“Dick” Counterfly had absquatulated swiftly into the night, leaving his son with only a pocketful of specie and the tender admonition, “Got to ‘scram,’ kid — write if you get work.”
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specie — SPÉCIE, specii, s.f. 1. (biol.) Categorie (reprezentând o subdiviziune a genului) care cuprinde fiinţe cu trăsături şi caracteristici comune. 2. Soi, varietate, clasă, categorie. – lat. lit. species (fr. espèce). Trimis de pan111, 23.08.2004.… … Dicționar Român
specie — spe·cie / spē shē, sē/ n [from in specie, from Latin, in kind]: money in coin in specie: in the identical form and without alteration or substitution an agreement to be carried out in specie Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster.… … Law dictionary
specie — / spɛtʃe/ (ant. spezie / spɛtsje/) [dal lat. species, propr. aspetto, forma esteriore ], invar. ■ s.f. 1. (lett., non com.) [forma esteriore] ▶◀ apparenza, aspetto, parvenza, sembianza, veste. ‖ immagine. ● Espressioni: fare specie [suscitare… … Enciclopedia Italiana
Specie — Spe ci*e, abl. of L. species sort, kind. Used in the phrase in specie, that is, in sort, in kind, in (its own) form. [1913 Webster] [The king] expects a return in specie from them [i. e., kindness for kindness]. Dryden. [1913 Webster] {In specie} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
specie — spe‧cie [ˈspiːʆiː ǁ ʆiː, siː] noun [uncountable] FINANCE money in the form of coins, not bank notes: • The government announced it was prepared to exchange paper money for specie. * * * specie UK US /ˈspiːʃi/ noun [U] FINANCE, MONEY ► coins,… … Financial and business terms
specie — (n.) 1610s, coin, money in the form of coins (as opposed to paper money or bullion), from phrase in specie in the real or actual form (1550s), from L. in specie in kind, ablative of species kind, form, sort (see SPECIES (Cf. species)) … Etymology dictionary
specie — [spē′shē, spē′sē] n. [abl. of L species: used in E from occurrence in the phrase (paid) in specie] coin, as distinguished from paper money; also, coin made of precious, as distinguished from base, metal in specie 1. in kind 2. in coin … English World dictionary
Specie — Spe cie, n. [Formed as a singular from species, in sense 5.] Coin; hard money. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Specie — may refer to: * Coins or other metal money * Commodity metalee also* Species … Wikipedia
Specie — (engl., spr. ßpīschĭ), Bargeld, s. Kontant … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
specie, in — adj. (1) In coins. (2) A contract performed exactly according to stipulated terms. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 … Law dictionary
