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redenomination

redenomination noun: the process of redenominating.

Noun

redenomination (countable and uncountable, plural redenominations)

  1. The process of redenominating.
  2. The recalibration of the face value of a currency, most frequently by multiplying that value by a power of 10, sometimes followed by the demonetization of any cash issued with the original face value.
    • After the redenomination, the new peso was worth 100 old pesos.

Forms of redenomination

pluralredenominations

Origin of redenomination

From re- + denomination.

Questions about redenomination

What does redenomination mean?
Redenomination means the process of redenominating.
What part of speech is redenomination?
Redenomination is a noun.
What is the plural of redenomination?
The plural of redenomination is redenominations.

Words near redenomination in the dictionary

  1. redenies
  2. redenominate
  3. redenominated
  4. redenominates
  5. redenominating
  6. redenomination
  7. redenominations
  8. redenote
  9. redenoted
  10. redenotes
  11. redenoting

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