In older documents, a common term for cash payment in hard money, the immediate settlement of a debt in coins. – In a narrower sense, the settlement of a debt in full-weight, unadulterated coins of gold and/or silver. – The term comes from Yiddish; however, the exact meaning of origin still does not seem to be completely clear beyond doubt. – See adäration, money, heavy, coin, sounding, pagament.
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