Phrase guide
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adv
In respect to kind
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, obsolete
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adv
In the actual form, especially in the context of a distribution of assets or a loan repayment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: business, finance, law
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adv
In coin or monetary metal, in contrast to fiat currency or other paper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: business, finance, law
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History
Borrowed from Latin in + specie, ablative singular form of species (“kind, form; type”).
