numéraire
See also: numeraire
English edit
Etymology edit
From French numéraire. Doublet of numerary.
Noun edit
numéraire (plural numéraires)
- a basic standard by which values are measured
French edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Late Latin numerārius, from numerus (whence French nombre).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
numéraire (plural numéraires)
- (relational) cash, monetary
- (poetry) pronounced, counted
- Antonym: muet (“silent”)
Usage notes edit
Related terms edit
Noun edit
numéraire m (plural numéraires)
Further reading edit
- “numéraire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.