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denomination

denomination

7 4.9
A value of money shown on a coin or bill
  • noun
  • /ˌdɛnəˈmeɪʃən/
translation icon : denominación
  • Of the twelve Peruvian postage stamps, only one denomination would be used for regular mail.
  • small denominations
  • currency denomination
  • bills of small denominations

And of course, we've got some got some coinage here, which has to be organized by denomination.

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Examples

  • Banknotes here run to denominations of hundreds of millions of marks worth virtually nothing.

  • One million dollars, cash, low denominations.

  • First thing, take the currency denomination off your menu.

  • Would you tell the manager I want the money in these denominations?

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Not many people would know this, these bonds are in denominations of a million dollars.

  • All four piles are in denominations of ten and five.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Bank notes of that denomination aren't readily negotiable.

  • 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

value
vsdenomination
1.3

How much something is worth in money or how useful it is

emphasizes class labels or measure identities rather than worth
unit
vsdenomination
589 2.1

A fixed amount used to measure or count things

is more about naming or classing items rather than only quantity
designation
vsdenomination
32 5.3

A name or title used to identify something, showing its kind

focuses more on numeric or monetary classes rather than just naming
appellation
vsdenomination
4 8.3

A name used to identify a person, place or thing

is the broader class or numeric label rather than only a name
monetary unit
vsdenomination
  • Specialized
1 3.5

A standard kind of money used in a country to measure value, like a dollar or yen

is broader covering classes or names beyond just currency measures
appellative
vsdenomination
9.6

A name used to identify a person, place, or thing

covers numeric measures and naming not only personal titles

Compounds

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

denomination
7 4.9
unit
589 2.1

Surface Forms

denomination singular
denominations plural

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'.