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fractional currency

noun

  1. coins or paper money of a smaller denomination than the basic monetary unit.


fractional currency

noun

  1. paper or metal money of smaller denomination than the standard monetary unit
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of fractional currency1

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

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