- fractional currency
- noun Date: 1862 1. paper money in denominations of less than one dollar issued by the United States 1863-76 2. currency in denominations less than the basic monetary unit
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fractional currency
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Fractional currency — Fractional Frac tion*al, a. 1. Of or pertaining to fractions or a fraction; constituting a fraction; as, fractional numbers. [1913 Webster] 2. Relatively small; inconsiderable; insignificant; as, a fractional part of the population. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fractional currency — ☆ fractional currency n. small coins or paper money of a denomination less than the standard monetary unit [dimes and pennies are fractional currency] … English World dictionary
fractional currency — noun paper currency in denominations less than the basic monetary unit • Hypernyms: ↑paper money, ↑folding money, ↑paper currency * * * noun 1. : paper money in denominations of less than one dollar issued by the United States 1863 76 2. :… … Useful english dictionary
fractional currency — coins or paper money of a smaller denomination than the basic monetary unit. [1860 65, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
fractional currency — frac′tional cur′rency n. num coins or paper money of a smaller denomination than the basic monetary unit • Etymology: 1860–65, amer … From formal English to slang
fractional currency — /ˈfrækʃənəl ˌkʌrənsi/ (say frakshuhnuhl .kuruhnsee) noun coins or paper money of a smaller denomination than the principal monetary unit …
Fractional — Frac tion*al, a. 1. Of or pertaining to fractions or a fraction; constituting a fraction; as, fractional numbers. [1913 Webster] 2. Relatively small; inconsiderable; insignificant; as, a fractional part of the population. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fractional crystallization — Fractional Frac tion*al, a. 1. Of or pertaining to fractions or a fraction; constituting a fraction; as, fractional numbers. [1913 Webster] 2. Relatively small; inconsiderable; insignificant; as, a fractional part of the population. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fractional distillation — Fractional Frac tion*al, a. 1. Of or pertaining to fractions or a fraction; constituting a fraction; as, fractional numbers. [1913 Webster] 2. Relatively small; inconsiderable; insignificant; as, a fractional part of the population. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Currency — For other uses, see Currency (disambiguation). Coins and banknotes are the two most common forms of currency. Pictured are several denominations of the euro … Wikipedia
