decimalization
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- post-decimalization adjective
- pre-decimalization adjective
Example Sentences
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It was its lowest level since the decimalization of the currency in 1971.
From Washington Times • Sep. 26, 2022
But the truly important thing about metric is the concept of decimalization.
From Slate • Aug. 8, 2014
One reason is decimalization — pricing stocks in cents rather than fractions — that took profits out of trading that had previously given brokers an incentive to list small companies.
From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2012
In the past decade, so-called decimalization -- pricing stocks in pennies from fractions of a dollar -- and the automation of trading narrowed a broad field of retail market makers to the dominant five.
From Reuters • Dec. 17, 2010
To the relief of accountants, schoolchildren, tourists and moneymen, all such variations will officially disappear with decimalization.
From Time Magazine Archive
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