Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

redenomination

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables
re-de-nom-i-na-tion
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of redenominating.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The recalibration of the face value of a currency, most frequently by multiplying that value by a power of 10, sometimes followed by the demonetization of any cash issued with the original face value.

Countable; Uncountable

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Etymology

From re- + denomination.

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Questions

What does redenomination mean?
The process of redenominating.
Where does redenomination come from?
From re- + denomination.

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