specie

• Sustantivo que designa dinero en forma de monedas metálicas, en contraposición a billetes u otras formas de pago.

A noun referring to a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding. Note: 'Specie' is often a misspelling or confusion with 'species'; 'specie' itself refers to money in the form of coins.

plural irregular

1. Money in coin formC2formal

   Money in the form of coins, as opposed to paper currency or bullion.

   Dinero en especie metálica

   • The bank vault held large quantities of gold specie.
   • In the 19th century, payments were often made in specie.
   • The government minted new specie to stabilize the economy.

   Sinónimoscoincoinage