denominate
verb
, dē-\
Definition of denominate
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Synonyms for denominate
Synonyms
baptize, call, christen, clepe [archaic], designate, dub, entitle, label, name, nominate, style, term, title
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Under Cuba’s byzantine pricing system, an average water bill denominated in Cuban pesos will be a few dollars, for example, while home internet billed in the stronger convertible peso can cost hundreds of dollars a month. — Washington Post, "Cuba announces increase in wages as part of economic reform," 27 June 2019 As the Federal Reserve was raising interest rates at the time, the dollar strengthened, which caused pain for emerging markets, many of which have dollar-denominated debt. — Anneken Tappe, CNN, "The dollar has never been so popular. So why is interest in the yuan and euro growing?," 18 June 2019 Egypt has sold more than $13 billion in foreign-currency denominated bonds since the float. — Onur Ant, Bloomberg.com, "Egypt Weighs Shift to Long-Term Borrowing to Finance Deficit," 23 Apr. 2018 After the financial crisis, many countries incurred debt denominated in dollars. — Anneken Tappe, CNN, "Elizabeth Warren and Donald Trump want a weaker US dollar. That could backfire," 6 June 2019 Italy’s cumulative debt is more than 130 percent of gross domestic product, more than twice the eurozone’s requirements, and it is denominated in euros. — Steven Erlanger, New York Times, "Italy Pushes Euro to Fore, the Last Place Europe Wants It," 29 May 2018 But those assets are denominated in their own currencies, giving them a steady source of interest income without the foreign-exchange risk. — Brian Blackstone, WSJ, "Riches to Rags: Swiss Central Bank Swings from Record Profit to Large Loss," 9 Jan. 2019 Some analysts worry that tariffs will slow the global economy and weaken commodity consumption, while a stronger dollar makes commodities denominated in the U.S. currency more expensive for overseas buyers. — Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ, "Copper Slips as Dollar Rises," 10 July 2018 The yuan’s descent has slammed those with sizable debt and costs denominated in the greenback, such as airlines and developers. — Fortune, "China's Sliding Yuan Is Bad News for These Companies," 28 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'denominate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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