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fractional currency

American

noun

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

fractional currency British

noun

paper or metal money of smaller denomination than the standard monetary unit

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Etymology

Origin of fractional currency

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

Example Sentences

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By this Act there was to be a coinage of ten, twenty-five and fifty-cent silver pieces, which were to be exchanged for fractional currency until it was all redeemed.

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He opened the first bank in Stillwater when fractional currency was in demand.

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Roy Thompson.—There is no premium on the fractional currency used during the war, unless it is perfectly fresh and has never been circulated.

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The half dollar, the quarter dollar, and the dime, for fractional currency, are proportional parts of 385.8 grains of silver nine-tenths fine.

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"Fifty cents on the deuce; 50 cents on the five," said Shorty, laying down the fractional currency.

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