bimetallism C2 Topic:Money & Finance US /baɪˈmɛtəlˌɪzəm/ UK /baɪˈmɛtəlɪzəm/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a monetary standard in which two metals, usually gold and silver, are legal tender at a fixed ratio of value The government abandoned bimetallism when it adopted a gold-only currency standard. 2 noun the doctrine or policy of supporting such a two-metal monetary standard Bimetallism became a major issue in the nineteenth-century election campaign. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a monetary standard in... dual-metal standard 2 noun · the doctrine or policy of... bimetallic policy ↔ Opposites monometallismgold standard Word family Derived forms bimetallistbimetallisticbimetallic Related forms legal tendersilver standardcurrency Etymology Borrowed from French bimetallisme, formed from bi- ("two") + metal + -isme. The name refers to a currency system resting on two monetary metals rather than one. Topics Money & Finance External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # bimetallism **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /baɪˈmɛtəlˌɪzəm/ **IPA (UK):** /baɪˈmɛtəlɪzəm/ ## Meanings 1. a monetary standard in which two metals, usually gold and silver, are legal tender at a fixed ratio of value 2. the doctrine or policy of supporting such a two-metal monetary standard ## Examples - The government abandoned bimetallism when it adopted a gold-only currency standard. - Bimetallism became a major issue in the nineteenth-century election campaign. ## Synonyms - dual-metal standard - bimetallic policy ## Antonyms - monometallism - gold standard ## Derived Forms - bimetallist - bimetallistic - bimetallic ## Related Forms - legal tender - silver standard - currency ## Etymology Borrowed from French bimetallisme, formed from bi- ("two") + metal + -isme. The name refers to a currency system resting on two monetary metals rather than one. ## Topics - Money & Finance markdown