Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

numéraire

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nu-meraire
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A basic standard by which values are measured.

Example Sentences

"The role of the numeraire currency makes its position asymmetrical with respect to other currencies, because to fix the price of other currencies in terms of the numeraire requires using the numeraire currency as a medium of intervention, vehicle of transactions, and store of value."
"And, of course, the bond market provides the necessary futures market for the numéraire good."

Etymology

From French numéraire. Doublet of numerary.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: numéraire

Inflected Forms

numéraires (plural) numeraire (alternative)

Questions

What does numéraire mean?: A basic standard by which values are measured.
Where does numéraire come from?: It is traced to French.

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