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denominated

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for denominated.

Editorial note

On your debt crisis points, it makes all the difference if the debt is denominated in the country's own currency or not.

Examples14
Definitions3
Parts of speech2

Quick take

To name; to designate.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of denominated gathered in one view.

verb

To name; to designate.

verb

To express in a denomination (i.e., a monetary unit).

adjective

(archaic) Having a specific name or denomination; specified in the concrete as opposed to abstract; thus, 7 feet is a denominate quantity, while 7 is mere abstract quantity or number.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for denominated.

verb

To name; to designate.

verb

To express in a denomination (i.e., a monetary unit).

adjective

(archaic) Having a specific name or denomination; specified in the concrete as opposed to abstract; thus, 7 feet is a denominate quantity, while 7 is mere abstract quantity or number.

Example sentences

1

On your debt crisis points, it makes all the difference if the debt is denominated in the country's own currency or not.

2

They'll issue bonds denominated in drachma, and sure those will have to yield more than euro-denominated bonds in the short term, but that won't last forever.

3

It does not mean that any ordinary transaction has to take place in legal tender or only within the amount denominated by the legislation.

4

When entitlements are denominated in drachma as well, they don't have to borrow anything to pay for them.

5

Is that USD-denominated returns or ZAR-denominated?

6

Reducing pensions and public sector pay can be done by changing the payouts denominated in euros just as easily.

7

The NHL has both a salary cap and a salary floor (the cap -$16M) denominated in USD.

8

It's because Germany didn't want a Greek default to end up giving a haircut to lenders in Euro-denominated sovereign debt.

9

If my currency-denominated expenses have gone up and my standard of living has remained constant, that’s an obvious sign of inflation.

10

A few of them are USD-denominated (so it's difficult for me to invest in it).

11

In the US, all of Federal and state governments debt is denominated in dollars.

12

If Bitcoin deflates and increases in value, Bitcoin-denominated prices and wages go down automatically.

Quote examples

1

If loans are denominated in foreign currency, debtors do not participate in the "haircut" and the danger of inflation notches up a bit.

2

If you define “inflation” as “increase in the money supply” and “value” as “value denominated in the mass of shiny rocks”, then yes, a gold standard prevents inflation and stabilizes the value of money.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use denominated in a sentence?

On your debt crisis points, it makes all the difference if the debt is denominated in the country's own currency or not.

What does denominated mean?

To name; to designate.

What part of speech is denominated?

denominated is commonly used as verb, adjective.