Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

decimal currency

British  

noun

  1. a system of currency in which the monetary units are parts or powers of ten

"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

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

He was also chief secretary to the Treasury as the UK prepared to move to decimal currency.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2025

The 15.5 billion Australian coins carrying the queen’s image minted since Australia introduced decimal currency in 1966 will remain legal tender.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2023

Her face is the only monarch to appear on Australian money since decimal currency was introduced in 1966 when Australian dollars and cents replaced British-style pounds, shillings and pence.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 10, 2022

Next week the British will join the rest of the world by switching to a decimal currency system.

From Time Magazine Archive

When the decimal currency was introduced there was a balance on hand of 31,200, which were afterwards destroyed so that the total quantity of 10d stamps issued was 141,000.

From The Stamps of Canada by Bertram William Henry Poole

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training