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decimalize

American  
[des-uh-muh-lahyz, des-muh-] / ˈdɛs ə məˌlaɪz, ˈdɛs mə- /
especially British, decimalise

verb (used with object)

decimalized, decimalizing

  1. to reduce to a decimal system.

decimalize British  
/ ˈdɛsɪməˌlaɪz /

verb

  1. to change (a system, number, etc) to the decimal system

    Britain has decimalized her currency
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Other Word Forms

  • decimalization noun

Etymology

Origin of decimalize

First recorded in 1855–60; decimal + -ize

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Last week, after 358 years of careful thought, the British government formally announced its intention to decimalize the pound.

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