denomination
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- noun
- /ˌdɛnəˈmeɪʃən/
- Of the twelve Peruvian postage stamps, only one denomination would be used for regular mail.
- small denominations
- currency denomination
- bills of small denominations
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- And of course, we've got some got some coinage here, which has to be organized by denomination.
- Do them in smaller denominations as and when you're going to be using those gift cards to reduce the risk of that kind of all being null and void.
- I don't think most large denomination cash use is violent crime.
- Well, the term inflation reflects the inflation in some denomination.
Examples
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Banknotes here run to denominations of hundreds of millions of marks worth virtually nothing.
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One million dollars, cash, low denominations.
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First thing, take the currency denomination off your menu.
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Would you tell the manager I want the money in these denominations?
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Not many people would know this, these bonds are in denominations of a million dollars.
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All four piles are in denominations of ten and five.
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Bank notes of that denomination aren't readily negotiable.
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The Christian communities of Israel and the Palestinian territories are extremely diverse, representing a complex array of denominations.
Academic text (2018) -
The timers, who were also the secretaries and treasurers, paid the winners off in piles of wrinkled low-denomination bills.
Fiction book (2000) -
The park was decorated with thousands of balloons in every denomination, from small to large.
Synonyms
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How much something is worth in money or how useful it is
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A fixed amount used to measure or count things
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A name or title used to identify something, showing its kind
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A name used to identify a person, place or thing
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A standard kind of money used in a country to measure value, like a dollar or yen
A name used to identify a person, place, or thing
Compounds
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A group of Protestant churches that share the same beliefs and practices
A Christian group that does not baptize babies but baptizes only adults who say they believe
A group of Baptist churches with its own organization and beliefs about worship and baptism
A group of churches that follow Methodist beliefs and have similar worship and rules
How Valuable
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Surface Forms
Morphology
denomination = denominate (opaque) = de + nomin + ate + ion
Adding '-ion' to the verb 'denominate' regularly forms a noun, but this sense is a specialized result of naming or classifying rather than a fully predictable everyday meaning.
Etymology
Denomination comes from Latin parts de- and nominare, where nominare means 'to name' and is like the English word 'name'. So a money denomination is the 'name' or value given to a coin or bill, for example 'one dollar' or 'ten euros'.