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Word of the Day -specie

Words my represent money, even when they don't always earn you money. They still make you richer!

specie

/ˈspiːʃiː//ˈspiːʃi/
noun
mass noun
Money in the form of coins rather than notes.

Origin
Mid 16th century: from Latin, ablative of species ‘form, kind’, in the phrase in specie ‘in the actual form’.

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It is wise to note that the value of all money, whether digital bits, notes of rag paper or specie, is an agreement we make with one another. I could choose to deliver your salary in urns of salt, as was once apparently done.

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