Definition of Monometallism

1. n. The legalized use of one metal only, as gold, or silver, in the standard currency of a country, or as a standard of money values. See Bimetallism.

Definition of Monometallism

1. Noun. 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

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Definition of Monometallism

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Monometallism

monomastigote
monome
monomelic
monomer
monomeric
monomerically
monomerisation
monomerisations
monomerization
monomerizations
monomerize
monomerous
monomers
monomes
monometallic
monometallism (current term)
monometallisms
monometallist
monometallists
monometer
monometers
monomethine
monomethoxy
monomethoxypolyethylene glycol-arginase
monomethoxypolyethylene glycol-conjugated asparaginase
monomethoxypolyethylene glycol-superoxide dismutase
monomethyl
monomethylate
monomethylates
monomethylation

Literary usage of Monometallism

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Principles of Political Economy by Charles Gide (1902)
"This case will be examined in the discussion of monometallism and bimetallism, of which we propose to ... THE QUESTION OF monometallism AND BIMETALLISM. ..."

2. Money and Currency in Relation to Industry, Prices and the Rate of Interest by Joseph French Johnson (1905)
"monometallism in England is the outcome of unscientific efforts to establish ... monometallism is a monetary system in which only one metal has the right of ..."

3. Advanced Civics; the Spirit, the Form, and the Functions of the American by Samuel Eagle Forman (1906)
"Bimetallism and monometallism. The demonetization of silver has been the cause of ... That under gold monometallism there has been a general fall of prices, ..."

4. Silver and Gold and Their Relation to the Problem of Resumption by Samuel Dana Horton (1876)
"GOLD-monometallism AND THE THEORY OP MONEY. Locke's explanation of the Value of Money—Chevalier's criticism—Locke's theory in the light of late ..."

5. Class Interests: Their Relations to Each Other and to Government. A Study of by John Stahl] [Patterson (1886)
"NATURAL SELECTION AND monometallism.—Every one who has given this subject attention and has not a class interest to subserve, must admit that the permanent ..."

6. Outlines of Economics Developed in a Series of Problems by Dept. of Political Economy, University of Chicago (1912)
"The Single Standard (monometallism) ii. The Double Standard (bimetallism) iii. The Limping Standard iv. The Tabular Standard and the Method of Index Numbers ..."

7. Money and Banking: A Discussion of the Principles of Money and Credit, with by Earl Dean Howard, Joseph French Johnson (1904)
"Gold monometallism Probably does Substantial Justice in the Long Run.— In the light of all the considerations going to show that the effects of gold ..."

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