single currencyn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌsɪŋɡl ˈkʌrənsi/, U.S.

/ˌsɪŋɡ(ə)l ˈkərənsi/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: single adj., currency n.

Etymology: < single adj. + currency n.

A. n.

One monetary unit common to a number of nations, territories, etc., each of which also has, or formerly had, its own separate currency; spec. = single European currency n.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > [noun] > currency systems and policies

decimal currency1824

bimetallism1876

monometallism1878

free silver1889

polymetallism1890

silverism1895

symmetallism1895

trimetallism1897

managed currency1898

single currency1900

compensated dollar1912

commodity dollar1918

soft currency1940

1900 C. J. Bullock Ess. Monetary Hist. U.S. iii. i. 209 The bills issued by each New England province came to circulate freely in all the others... The result was that practically a single currency..circulated in New England until 1749.

1943 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 37 1116 A picture, not of a federation of European states, but of a unitary international system..in which a single currency, free trade, unrestricted internal migration, and a common auxiliary tongue will obliterate national frontiers.

1970 N.Y. Times 27 Mar. 51/1 Although still ‘distant and nebulous’, the European Common Market's goal of a single currency can produce powerful competition to the dollar in world business.

1989 H. Lydall Yugoslavia in Crisis (BNC) 182 The system led to ‘the obstruction of foreign exchange flows between regions and banks [and] the reduction of the role of the dinar as a single currency and means of payment in a unified Yugoslav market’.

2002 Daily Tel. 3 Jan. 1/3 The Foreign Secretary..tried to lessen the impression that Britain was ready to sign up to the single currency.

B. adj. (attributive).

1. Of, belonging or relating to, or dealing in only one form of currency.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > [adjective] > types of currency system

bimetallic1876

monometallic1877

silver1879

monometallist1886

trimetallic1887

bimetallistic1889

symmetallic1895

off-gold1935

single currency1952

1952 Econometrica 20 521 Rationing may be represented as the replacement of a single-currency system with a multiple-currency system.

1968 Rev. Econ. & Statistics 50 188/1 The results of this analysis reinforce the single-currency result of section III.

1982 Internat. Organization 36 738 With trade usually concentrated with a single nation, a basket peg appears a poor alternative to either the unattainable float or the constricting single-currency peg.

1997 Independent 4 Feb. i. 13/1 If..the British economy is suffering by remaining outside a single currency bloc, then the chances are a Labour government will sign up to the euro.

2. spec. Designating a loan or mortgage made in a single currency that is not the recipient's national currency.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > financial dealings > moneylending > [adjective] > types of loan

self-liquidating1851

non-recourse1905

bridging1930

tied1958

underwater1975

sovereign1977

single currency1978

roll-up1983

self-certified1989

sub-sovereign1991

subprime1993

1978 National Westm. Bank Q. Rev. 20 The Bank usually lends in several currencies and repayments are due in the currencies disbursed. But more recently it has introduced single currency loans.

1989 Times (Nexis) 30 Dec. The presumed risk of an ECU mortgage is much smaller than a single currency mortgage.

1992 Which Mortgage? (BNC) Feb. 28 The single currency mortgage allows you to take out a loan in Sterling, which the lender converts into another currency.

2001 Times of India 14 June 11/3 The loan will be under standard terms applicable to variable spread single currency loan with a rate of interest based on LIBOR.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	single currency
释义	single currencyn.adj. Brit. /ˌsɪŋɡl ˈkʌrənsi/, U.S. /ˌsɪŋɡ(ə)l ˈkərənsi/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: single adj., currency n. Etymology: < single adj. + currency n. A. n. One monetary unit common to a number of nations, territories, etc., each of which also has, or formerly had, its own separate currency; spec. = single European currency n. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > [noun] > currency systems and policies decimal currency1824 bimetallism1876 monometallism1878 free silver1889 polymetallism1890 silverism1895 symmetallism1895 trimetallism1897 managed currency1898 single currency1900 compensated dollar1912 commodity dollar1918 soft currency1940 1900 C. J. Bullock Ess. Monetary Hist. U.S. iii. i. 209 The bills issued by each New England province came to circulate freely in all the others... The result was that practically a single currency..circulated in New England until 1749. 1943 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 37 1116 A picture, not of a federation of European states, but of a unitary international system..in which a single currency, free trade, unrestricted internal migration, and a common auxiliary tongue will obliterate national frontiers. 1970 N.Y. Times 27 Mar. 51/1 Although still ‘distant and nebulous’, the European Common Market's goal of a single currency can produce powerful competition to the dollar in world business. 1989 H. Lydall Yugoslavia in Crisis (BNC) 182 The system led to ‘the obstruction of foreign exchange flows between regions and banks [and] the reduction of the role of the dinar as a single currency and means of payment in a unified Yugoslav market’. 2002 Daily Tel. 3 Jan. 1/3 The Foreign Secretary..tried to lessen the impression that Britain was ready to sign up to the single currency. B. adj. (attributive). 1. Of, belonging or relating to, or dealing in only one form of currency. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > [adjective] > types of currency system bimetallic1876 monometallic1877 silver1879 monometallist1886 trimetallic1887 bimetallistic1889 symmetallic1895 off-gold1935 single currency1952 1952 Econometrica 20 521 Rationing may be represented as the replacement of a single-currency system with a multiple-currency system. 1968 Rev. Econ. & Statistics 50 188/1 The results of this analysis reinforce the single-currency result of section III. 1982 Internat. Organization 36 738 With trade usually concentrated with a single nation, a basket peg appears a poor alternative to either the unattainable float or the constricting single-currency peg. 1997 Independent 4 Feb. i. 13/1 If..the British economy is suffering by remaining outside a single currency bloc, then the chances are a Labour government will sign up to the euro. 2. spec. Designating a loan or mortgage made in a single currency that is not the recipient's national currency. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > moneylending > [adjective] > types of loan self-liquidating1851 non-recourse1905 bridging1930 tied1958 underwater1975 sovereign1977 single currency1978 roll-up1983 self-certified1989 sub-sovereign1991 subprime1993 1978 National Westm. Bank Q. Rev. 20 The Bank usually lends in several currencies and repayments are due in the currencies disbursed. But more recently it has introduced single currency loans. 1989 Times (Nexis) 30 Dec. The presumed risk of an ECU mortgage is much smaller than a single currency mortgage. 1992 Which Mortgage? (BNC) Feb. 28 The single currency mortgage allows you to take out a loan in Sterling, which the lender converts into another currency. 2001 Times of India 14 June 11/3 The loan will be under standard terms applicable to variable spread single currency loan with a rate of interest based on LIBOR. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1900
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