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fractional monetary unit

Definitions of fractional monetary unit
  1. noun
    a monetary unit that is valued at a fraction (usually one hundredth) of the basic monetary unit
    synonyms: subunit
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    types:
    cent
    a fractional monetary unit of several countries
    centesimo
    a fractional monetary unit of several countries: Panama and Italy and Uruguay and Chile
    centimo
    a fractional monetary unit of Venezuela and Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea and Paraguay and Spain
    centavo
    a current or former fractional monetary unit of several countries, including El Salvador, Sao Tome, Principe, Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, the Philippines, and Portugal
    centime
    a current or former fractional monetary unit of several countries, including France, Algeria, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, the Congo, Gabon, Haiti, the Ivory Coast, Luxembourg, Mali, Morocco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Switzerland, and Togo
    fils
    a fractional monetary unit in Bahrain and Iraq and Jordan and Kuwait; equal to one thousandth of a dinar
    sen
    a fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel
    ore
    a monetary subunit in Denmark and Norway and Sweden; 100 ore equal 1 krona
    piaster, piastre
    a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria
    penny
    a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
    paisa
    a fractional monetary unit in Bangladesh and India and Nepal and Pakistan
    Algerian centime
    100 centimes equal 1 dinar in Algeria
    Haitian centime
    100 centimes equal 1 gourde in Haiti
    type of:
    monetary unit
    a unit of money
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