unité monétaire

Definitions of unité monétaire
  1. noun
    a unit of money
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    centimes
    a monetary unit that is valued at a fraction (usually one hundredth) of the basic monetary unit
    unité monétaire danoise
    monetary unit in the Netherlands
    unité monétaire du surinam
    monetary unit in Suriname
    unité monétaire roumaine
    monetary unit in Romania
    unité monétaire britanique
    monetary unit in Great Britain
    unité monétaire allemande
    monetary unit in Germany
    unité monétaire espagnole
    monetary unit in Spain
    unité monétaire russe
    monetary unit in Russia
    unité monétaire indonésienne
    monetary unit in Indonesia
    unité monétaire autrichienne
    monetary unit in Austria
    centavo
    a fractional monetary unit of several countries: El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe and Brazil and Argentina and Bolivia and Colombia and Cuba and the Dominican Republic and Ecuador and El Salvador and Guatemala and Honduras and Mexico and Nicaragua and Peru and the Philippines and Portugal
    sen
    a fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel
    florin
    formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal to 100 cents
    florin
    the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents
    interdiction
    100 bani equal 1 leu in Romania
    livre
    the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
    deutschmark, mark
    formerly the basic unit of money in Germany
    pfennig
    100 pfennigs formerly equaled 1 Deutsche Mark in Germany
    peseta
    formerly the basic unit of money in Spain; equal to 100 centimos
    rouble
    the basic unit of money in Russia
    kopeck
    100 kopecks equal 1 ruble in Russia
    roupie
    the basic unit of money in Indonesia; equal to 100 sen
    schilling
    formerly the basic unit of money in Austria
    groschen
    100 groschen equal 1 schilling in Austria
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    unité, unité de mesure
    any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
  2. noun
    the value behind the money in a monetary system
    synonyms: étalon
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    étalon d'or
    a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by a stated quantity of gold
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    valeur
    the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
  3. noun
    the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used
    synonyms: instrument de paiement, moyen de paiement
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    monnaie
    the official currency issued by a government or national bank
    argent comptant
    money in the form of bills or coins
    monnaie de papier
    currency issued by a government or central bank and consisting of printed paper that can circulate as a substitute for specie
    monnaie
    coins collectively
    sterling
    British money; especially the pound sterling as the basic monetary unit of the UK
    change
    money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency
    monnaie
    the balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due
    monnaie, pièces
    a trifling sum of money
    pièce, pièce de monnaie
    a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money
    billet, billet de banque
    a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
    argent de poche
    cash for day-to-day spending on incidental expenses
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    régime monétaire, système monétaire
    anything that is generally accepted as a standard of value and a measure of wealth in a particular country or region
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