in specie

English

adv
Definitions
  • (obsolete) In respect to kind
  • (legal) In the actual form, especially in the context of a distribution of assets or a loan repayment.
  • (legal) In coin or monetary metal, in contrast to fiat currency or other paper.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin in (in, into, not, towards, un-, without, inside, lacking, against, to).

Origin

Latin

in

Gloss

in, into, not, towards, un-, without, inside, lacking, against, to

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