I received one month's pay in specie while on the march to Virginia, in the year 1781, and except that, I never received any pay worth the name while I belonged to the army.
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Specie
/ˈspiːʃi/
Synonyms for "specie" (66 found)
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Closest matches (14)
Strong matches (19)
Related words (33)
mammonmanaged currencymedium of exchangemintagemoidoremoneynapoleonnecessity moneypelfpiecepiece of moneypiece of silverpostage currencypostal currencypound sovereignpoundsroll of coinsrouleauscripshillings
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silversoft currencysovereignsterlingten-dollar gold piecetenderthe almighty dollarthe wherewiththe wherewithaltwenty-dollar gold piecewherewithal
Noun(2 words)
metal moneymintage
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5 entriesin speciemoney in speciepayments in speciespecie moneyspecie payments
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2 translations across 1 languages.
Esperanto
2 entries- specio noun (classification)
- speco noun (classification)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
‘It was not money or specie he thought himself hunting!’
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“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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