specie
1 of 2noun (1)
spe·cie ˈspē-shē 
-sē
: money in coin
specie
2 of 2noun (2)
nonstandard
: species
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
from in specie, from Latin, in kind
Noun (2)
back-formation from species (taken as a plural)
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1617, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1647, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing specie
Legal Definition
specie
noun
spe·cie ˈspē-shē, -sē
: money in coin
specie
noun
as in currency
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- currency
- coinage
- cash
- gold
- money
- coin
- green
- scrip
- dollar
- banknote
- change
- bread
- loot
- needful
- wampum
- lolly
- cabbage
- legal tender
- long green
- shekels
- lucre
- capital
- chips
- tender
- bucks
- dough
- greenback
- moola
- money order
- funds
- bill
- kale
- sheqalim
- paper money
- moolah
- pelf
- sheqels
- wallet
- shekalim
- mint
- promissory note
- scratch
- shekelim
- draft
- mite
- wad
- pittance
- folding money
- dead presidents
- abundance
- peanuts
- earth
- bankroll
- dime
- jack
- finances
- pot
- treasure
- check
- resources
- pile
- wealth
- means
- cashier's check
- note
- big bucks
- roll
- riches
- opulence
- boodle
- shoestring
- bundle
- megabucks
- dibs
- chump change
- packet
- bomb
- fortune
- wherewithal
- king's ransom
- solenium
- solenne
- solennemente
- soleno-
- Solenoconcha
- solenoconchae
- solenocyte
- solenocytic
- solenodon
- solenodons
- solenodont
- solenogaster
- solenogasteres
- solenogasters
- Solenogastres
- solenogastreses
- solenogastresses
- solenoglyph
- solenoglyphic
- solenoglyphous
- solenoid
- solenoid brake
- solenoid switch
- solenoid valve
- solenoidal