num|é|raire

num|é|raire
num|é|raire «noo may RAIR», noun.
French. a standard for currency exchange rates: »

The Bretton Woods agreement…established the dollar as the numeraire, or measuring rod, against which the value of other currencies was set (New Yorker).


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Numerary — Nu mer*a*ry, a. [LL. numerarius: cf. F. num[ e]raire.] Belonging to a certain number; counting as one of a collection or body. [1913 Webster] A supernumerary canon, when he obtains a prebend, becomes a numerary canon. Ayliffe. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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