monometallism

mon·o·met·al·lism

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mon-uh-met-l-iz-uh m]
- /ˌmɒn əˈmɛt lˌɪz əm/
- /mˈɒnəʊmˌetəlˌɪzəm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mon-uh-met-l-iz-uh m]
- /ˌmɒn əˈmɛt lˌɪz əm/

Definitions of monometallism word

noun monometallism the use of one metal only, as gold or silver, as a monetary standard. 1
noun monometallism the doctrine or actions supporting such a standard. 1
noun monometallism The use of only one metal (such as gold or silver) in the standard currency of a country, or as a standard of monetary value. 1
noun monometallism the use of one metal, esp gold or silver, as the sole standard of value and currency 0
noun monometallism the economic policies supporting a monometallic standard 0
noun monometallism the use of only one metal, usually gold or silver, as the monetary standard 0

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Origin of monometallism

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80; mono- + (bi)metallism

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Parts of speech for Monometallism

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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monometallism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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