remonetization

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From remonetize +‎ -ation or re- +‎ monetization.

Noun

remonetization (usually uncountable, plural remonetizations) (American spelling, Oxford British English)

  1. (economics) The act or process of remonetizing, or restoring to the status of legal tender.
    • 2009 January 15, Janet Maslin, “A Monetary Horror Story That Looks Like Today’s”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      “King, I’m glad to meet you,” declared Senator Key Pittman of Nevada, who was nominally in England to discuss the remonetization of silver.
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