in kind
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in kind
Where it comes from
Calque of Latin in specie.
phrase in-kind
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In the form of goods and services rather than money.
In the era before the widespread monetization of transactions with currency, barter was the usual form of selling and buying for farmers, and payment of taxes was often in kind; that is, farmers' payment method was most often their produce itself.
Opposite: in specie
adverb in-kind
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With goods or services (as opposed to cash).
I made some donations to the charity, not in money, but in kind, such as non-perishable food.
Similar: in trade, take out in trade
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In a reciprocal manner; in a similar way; in the same kind.
Vardy drilled over after getting behind Bartley and also hit the side-netting, resulting in the loudest cheer of the day from the Swansea fans after he kicked an advertising board in frustration. He responded in kind by showing them three fingers with one hand and making a zero with the other.
Similar: equivalently, reciprocally, similarly
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adv with goods or services
| Español | en especie |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 現物で genbutsu de |
| 中文 | 以實物 /以实物 yǐ shíwù |
| Português | em espécie |
| Français | en nature |
| Deutsch | in Sachleistungen |
| Italiano | in natura |
| Română | în natură |
| Русский | нату́рой natúroj |
| Tiếng Việt | bằng hiện vật |
adv in a reciprocal manner
| 中文 | 回敬 huíjìng |
|---|---|
| Português | na mesma moeda, reciprocamente |
| Français | réciproquement |
| Deutsch | mit gleicher Münze, entsprechend |
| Italiano | reciprocamente, pagare con la stessa moneta |
| Русский | таки́м же о́бразом takím že óbrazom, той же моне́той toj že monétoj, те́м же tém že |
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