numéraire

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English

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Etymology

From French numéraire. Doublet of numerary.

Noun

numéraire (plural numéraires)

  1. a basic standard by which values are measured
    Acting as the numéraire is one of the functions of money: to measure the worth of different goods and services relative to one another. "Numéraire goods" are goods with a fixed price of 1 used to facilitate calculations when only the relative prices are relevant ( Numeraire on Wikipedia.Wikipedia )

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin numerārius, from numerus (whence French nombre).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ny.me.ʁɛʁ/
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Adjective

numéraire (plural numéraires)

  1. (relational) cash, monetary
  2. (poetry) pronounced, counted
    Antonym: muet (“silent”)

Usage notes

Noun

numéraire m (plural numéraires)

  1. cash, readies
    Synonym: espèces
    payer en numéraire ― to pay cash

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