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Banking Principle

/ˈbæŋ.kɪŋ ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/
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  1. 1

    A doctrine in monetary economics holding that the volume of bank notes and credit in circulation should be regulated automatically by the commercial needs of trade rather than by a fixed ratio to gold reserves.

    "The central bank debated whether the banking principle or the currency principle was more appropriate for managing the nation's money supply."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'banking,' derived from the Italian 'banca' meaning bench or table used for money-changing, and 'principle,' from the Latin 'principium' meaning beginning or source. It emerged in 19th-century monetary economics to describe a specific theory of note issue and credit creation.

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🇫🇷French → English

principe bancaire

Transliteration: /pʁɛ̃.sip bɑ̃.kɛʁ/

"Le principe bancaire soutient que l'offre de monnaie doit s'ajuster aux besoins du commerce."

🇩🇪German → English

Banking-Prinzip

Transliteration: /ˈbæŋkɪŋpʁɪntsiːp/

"Das Banking-Prinzip besagt, dass die Notenausgabe durch den tatsächlichen Kreditbedarf bestimmt werden sollte."

🇮🇹Italian → English

principio bancario

Transliteration: /pɾinˈtʃi.pjo banˈka.ɾjo/

"Il principio bancario regola l'emissione di moneta in base alle esigenze commerciali."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

principio bancario

Transliteration: /pɾinˈsi.pjo βanˈka.ɾjo/

"El principio bancario defiende que la emisión de billetes debe regularse según las necesidades del comercio."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

princípio bancário

Transliteration: /pɾĩˈsi.pu bɐ̃ˈka.ɾju/

"O princípio bancário argumenta que a oferta de crédito deve acompanhar a demanda comercial."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

बैंकिंग सिद्धांत

Transliteration: banking siddhant

"बैंकिंग सिद्धांत यह मानता है कि मुद्रा की मात्रा व्यापार की आवश्यकताओं के अनुसार होनी चाहिए।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

银行学派原则

Transliteration: yínháng xuéPài yuánzé

"银行学派原则认为货币供应量应自动适应商业的需求。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

뱅킹 원칙

Transliteration: baeng-king won-chik

"뱅킹 원칙은 화폐 발행이 상업적 수요에 따라 조절되어야 한다고 주장합니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

バンキング原則

Transliteration: bankingu gensoku

"バンキング原則は、紙幣の発行高が商業の需要に応じて自動的に調整されるべきだとする。"

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