bimetallism

bimetallism
A word made commonplace for the earlier part of the political career of the Honorable William Jennings Bryan, being the doctrine which favored the use of both gold and silver as monetary standards.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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  • Bimetallism — Bi*met al*lism, n. [F. bim[ e]talisme.] 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. [1913 Webster] Note: The words bim[ e]tallisme and monom[… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bimetallism — [bī met′ l iz΄əm] n. 1. the use of two metals, usually gold and silver, as the monetary standard, with fixed values in relation to each other 2. the doctrine, actions, or policies supporting this bimetallist n …   English World dictionary

  • Bimetallism — In economics, bimetallism is a monetary standard in which the value of the monetary unit can be expressed as a certain amount of gold or as a certain amount of silver; the ratio between the two metals is fixed by law. In economic history the… …   Wikipedia

  • bimetallism — bimetallist, n. bimetallistic, adj. /buy met l iz euhm/, n. 1. the use of two metals, ordinarily gold and silver, at a fixed relative value, as the monetary standard. 2. the doctrine or policies supporting such a standard. [1875 80; BI 1 + METAL… …   Universalium

  • bimetallism —   n. currency system in which both gold and silver are standard money.    ♦ bimetallic,   a.    ♦ bimetallist, n. advocate of bimetallism.    ♦ bimetallistic, a …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • bimetallism — noun Etymology: French bimétallisme, from bi + métal metal Date: 1876 the use of two metals (as gold and silver) jointly as a monetary standard with both constituting legal tender at a predetermined ratio • bimetallist noun • bimetallistic… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • bimetallism — noun The use of a monetary standard based upon two different metals, traditionally gold and silver usually in a fixed ratio of values. See Also: bimetallist …   Wiktionary

  • BIMETALLISM —    the employment of two metals (gold and silver) in the currency of a country as legal tender at a fixed relative value, the ratio usually proposed being 1 to 15½ …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • bimetallism — bi·met·al·lism || ‚baɪ metÉ™lɪzÉ™m n. use of two metals as money (especially gold and silver) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • bimetallism — [bʌɪ mɛt(ə)lɪz(ə)m] noun historical a system of allowing the unrestricted currency of two metals as legal tender at a fixed ratio to each other. Derivatives bimetallist noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • bimetallism — bi·met·al·lism …   English syllables

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