in specie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. In respect to kind
  2. In the actual form, especially in the context of a distribution of assets or a loan repayment.
  3. In coin or monetary metal, in contrast to fiat currency or other paper.

Word forms

in specie

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin in + specie, ablative singular form of species (“kind, form; type”).

Related words

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