複ふく本ほん位い

noun

double standard

Economic term referring to a monetary system where two metals (usually gold and silver) are both legal tender at a fixed ratio. Not to be confused with the everyday meaning of 'double standard' in ethics.

• 19世せい紀きには多おおくの国くにが複ふく本ほん位い制せいを採さい用ようしていた。

  In the 19th century, many countries adopted the double standard system.