monometallism

English

Etymology

From mono- +‎ metal +‎ -ism.

Noun

monometallism (countable and uncountable, plural monometallisms)

1. The use of only one metal (such as gold or silver) in the standard currency of a country, or as a standard of monetary value.

Related terms

• bimetallism
• monometallist
• monometallistic

References

• “monometallism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.