| 单词 | decimal currency |
| 释义 | decimal currency noun[CorU] uk/ˌdes.ɪ.məl ˈkʌr.ən.si/us/ˌdes.ɪ.məl ˈkɝː.ən.si/amoneysystemin which asmallerunitcan bemultipliedby ten or a 100 to make up abiggerunit: 十进币制The UK and the US both havedecimalcurrencies.英国和美国都采用十进币制。 Currencies
decimal currency| Business Englishdecimal currency noun[CorU] ukusMONEY acurrencythat can bedividedintosmallerunitsbydividingby ten or a hundred. Forexample, in the US adollarisdividedinto a hundredcents. Examplesofdecimal currencydecimal currency If they could manage dual accounting, they could handle a single conversion to a singledecimalcurrency. From theCambridge English Corpus I am reminded of what happened when we switched todecimalcurrency; with the change of system came a substantial rise in prices. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have always advocated adecimalcurrencyfor this country, but not this one. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a great deal of talk at present about prices having risen because shopkeepers have rounded upwards on the introduction ofdecimalcurrency. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Furthermore, the fraction will preclude the simplicity which adecimalcurrencyshould enjoy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This practice will continue in adecimalcurrencysystem. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We all know in our hearts that we adopted what is just about the wrongdecimalcurrency. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The board's report contains a full assessment of the likelihood of the sixpence continuing to circulate freely within thedecimalcurrencysystem. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not want to take this opportunity to discuss the entire newdecimalcurrencysystem. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We might instance the introduction ofdecimalcurrencyas one such change. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 One of the radical changes which we shall see fairly soon will be the move to adecimalcurrency. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that we may now accept it as beyond argument that the advantage ofdecimalcurrencyis unquestioned. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not believe that the changeover todecimalcurrencywas responsible for the large-scale increases in prices. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am speaking about adecimalcurrencyfor this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The reason is that the whole point of havingdecimalcurrencyis that the main unit should be divisible into 100 cents, without a fraction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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