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The act of changing to a decimal system
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decimalisation
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Wikipedia
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Decimalisation is the process of converting a currency from its previous non-decimal denominations to a decimal system, i.e., a system based on one basic unit of currency and one or more sub-units, such that the number of sub-units in one basic unit is ...
WordNet
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n. the act of changing to a decimal system; "the decimalization of British currency" [syn: decimalization ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. 1 Conversion to a decimal system. 2 Specifically, conversion of the currency of the United Kingdom in 1971 from pounds, shillings and pence to a decimal system in which one pound was worth 100 new pence (later renamed simply ''pence''). n. 1 Conversion ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
decimalisation \decimalisation\ n. same as decimalization . Syn: decimalization.
Usage examples of decimalisation.
Harvey didn't know the difference between a fifty-pence and a ten-pence piece—a difference which many head doormen had welcomed since the introduction of decimalisation in Britain.