specie

¹

[ spee-shee, -see ]

noun

1. coined money; coin.

specie

²

[ spee-shee, -see ]

noun

, Nonstandard.

1. species.

specie

/ ˈspiːʃiː /

noun

1. coin money, as distinguished from bullion or paper money
2. in specie
   1. (of money) in coin
   2. in kind
   3. law in the actual form specified

Word History and Origins

Origin of specie¹

First recorded in 1545–55; from Latin (in) speciē “(in) kind”; species

Origin of specie²

By back formation, construing species as plural noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of specie¹

C16: from the Latin phrase in speciē in kind

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. in specie,
   1. in the same kind.
   2. (of money) in coin.
   3. in a similar manner; in kind:

      Such treachery should be repaid in specie.

   4. Law. in the identical shape, form, etc., as specified.

Example Sentences

Also thriving were bacterial species that survive only in environments with little to no oxygen.

From Science News For Students

Specific timing depends on the weather, latitude, elevation, and the tree species you are working with.

From Popular-Science

Darwinian evolution has resulted in millions of species that are perfectly adapted to their environment.

From Singularity Hub 

When hunting, ranching, or other human activities create those invisible barriers, they present challenges for the migration or natural reintroduction of species.

From Popular-Science

That’s just one example of the daily battles that rescue teams such as Jabbar’s wage as they try to protect one of the world’s rarest dolphin species, the Indus river dolphin.

From Ozy

The presence of a large gold fund was an assurance of the ability to return to specie payments after the close of the war.

From Project Gutenberg

All the banks in the city of New York without exception, and by common consent, stop specie payments.

From Project Gutenberg

He is the author of a respectable work, published under the title of Economica della Specie Umana.

From Project Gutenberg

The amount of the guarantee-deposit, which is on every occasion to be paid in specie, will be always fixed by way of ordinance.

From Project Gutenberg

The cheque, up till then payable in specie, became a clearing cheque realisable by a simple transfer in writing.

From Project Gutenberg

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