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monetary unit

American

noun

the standard unit of value of the currency of a country, as the dollar in the U.S. and the franc in France.

monetary unit British

noun

a unit of value and money of a country, esp the major or standard unit

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Etymology

Origin of monetary unit

Probably earlier than 1860–65

Example Sentences

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Bitcoins can be split into smaller units, with a satoshi being the smallest monetary unit.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2025

And on the other hand, it’s also a financial asset, so bitcoin is the name of the monetary unit that circulates within the bitcoin protocol.

From The Verge • Apr. 6, 2021

Not that Scrabblers care all that much about definitions, qapik is a monetary unit in Azerbaijan.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2018

The dollar was chosen as the monetary unit of the new United States in 1785.

From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2016

Rupee, a silver coin, the monetary unit of India, whose face value is 2s., but which, owing to the depreciation of silver, is now valued in outside markets at about 1s.

From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin

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