Bimetallism : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Bimetallism	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Bimetallism
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bimetallism n a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by stated amounts of two metals (usually gold and silver) with values set at a predetermined ratio
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bimetallism \Bimet"allism\, n. [F. bim[82]talisme.] The legalized use of two metals (as gold and silver) in the currency of a country, at a fixed relative value; -- in opposition to monometallism. Note: The words bim[82]tallisme and monom[82]tallisme are due to M. Cernuschi [1869]. --Littr[82].