bimetallism

English

Etymology

bi- +‎ metallism

Noun

bimetallism (countable and uncountable, plural bimetallisms)

(economics) The use of a monetary standard based upon two different metals, traditionally gold and silver usually in a fixed ratio of values.

Related terms

Translations

a monetary standard

Finnish: bimetallismi
French: bimétallisme (fr) m
Galician: bimetalismo (gl) m
Greek: διμεταλλισμός (el) m (dimetallismós)

Polish: bimetalizm m
Russian: биметаллизм (ru) m (bimetallizm)
Spanish: bimetalismo m
Swedish: bimetallism c, dubbelmyntfot c

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