monetary unit

Noun

Meaning

a unit of money

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

penny lira bill unit franc peso schilling currency assets dollar cent pound krona dinar centesimo
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Hypernyms

unit unit of measurement

Hyponyms

franc dollar euro subunit fractional monetary unit British monetary unit

Examples

The monetary unit is the dinar, at about 1.33 per dollar U.S.A. (recently a fairly constant rate), with inflation estimated at 4.5% for 2006. Source: Internet

Shillings are described as the standard monetary unit throughout the autobiography of Solomon Northup (1853) Solomon Northup. Source: Internet

In other episodes, especially earlier in the in-universe timespan, a monetary unit known as the "credit" is mentioned. Source: Internet

Yet, after the devaluation of the dollar on August 15, 1971, Zambia broke all its currency's ties to the British monetary unit, and pegged the kwacha to the American monetary unit. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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