| ADJECTIVE | pert | bimetallistic, bimetallic | pertaining to a monetary system based on two metals |
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| Meaning | pertaining to a monetary system based on two metals. | |
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| Example | "in a bimetallistic system both gold and silver can constitute legal tender" | |
| Synonym | bimetallic | |
| Spanish | bimetalista | |
| Nouns | bimetallism | a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by stated amounts of two metals (usually gold and silver) with values set at a predetermined ratio |
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