monometallic

[ mon-oh-muh-tal-ik ]

adjective

1. of or using one metal.
2. pertaining to monometallism.

monometallic

/ ˌmɒnəʊmɪˈtælɪk /

adjective

1. (esp of coins) consisting of one metal only
2. relating to monometallism

Word History and Origins

Origin of monometallic¹

First recorded in 1875–80; mono- + metallic

Example Sentences

So far as it was actually put in practice it made France monometallic.

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The national wealth increased remarkably so as to enable the government to adopt a monometallic currency in gold.

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It will appear from the foregoing statements that, under the bimetallic system, the value of money will be liable to vary more frequently than under the monometallic system.

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There are those in England who still believe that this war will be the supreme test of the gold monometallic base for money and banking.

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The evil was due to a badly-regulated, weltering, bimetallic system; the remedy was a monometallic system.

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