numéraire
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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.
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