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spe⋅cie

1  [spee-shee, -see]
Use in specie in a Sentence
–noun
1. coined money; coin.
—Idiom
2. in specie,
a. in the same kind.
b. (of money) in coin.
c. in a similar manner; in kind: Such treachery should be repaid in specie.
d. Law. in the identical shape, form, etc., as specified.
Origin:
1545–55; < L (in) speciē (in) kind; see species
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spe·cie   (spē'shē, -sē)   
n.  Coined money; coin.

[From (in) specie, (in) the actual form, from Latin (in) speciē, (in) kind, ablative of speciēs; see species.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

specie 
1615, "coin, money in the form of coins" (as opposed to paper money or bullion), from phrase in specie "in the real or actual form" (1551), from L. in specie "in kind," abl. of species "kind, form, sort" (see species).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: spe·cie
Pronunciation: 'spE-shE, -sE
Function: noun
Etymology: from in specie, from Latin, in kind
: money in coin—in specie : in the identical form and without alteration or substitution in specie>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Idioms & Phrases

in specie

  1. In coin, as in The balance was to be paid only in specie. [First half of 1600s]

  2. In a similar manner, in kind, as in They repaid the offense in specie. [Mid-1500s] Both usages are derived from the Latin in specie, meaning "in the actual form."

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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