denomination

Japanese: デノミネーション

〘noun〙 (denomination (meaning the name of a monetary unit) replaced in Japan with the Russian word denominatsiya (meaning a change in the name of a monetary unit)) In particular, it refers to the devaluation of the monetary unit. It is done with the aim of eliminating the trouble of calculations, bookkeeping, and the receipt and payment of money that come from the enormous amounts displayed in monetary terms due to inflation, and to give confidence in the stability of the currency. Denomi. *Yen (1963) <Suzuki Takeo> 1 "A one-tenth denomination (devaluation of the monetary unit) was carried out, making 10 won for 1 won."

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (denomination （貨幣の単位名称の意）を、日本でロシア語の denominatsiya （貨幣の単位名称の変更の意）に置き換えたもの) 特に、貨幣の呼称単位の切下げのこと。インフレーションにより金額表示の膨大になることからくる計算、記帳、金銭の受払いなどの手間を省くことと、通貨の安定に信頼感を与えることがねらいで行なわれる。デノミ。※円（1963）〈鈴木武雄〉一「一〇ホワン対一ウオンとする十分の一のデノミネーション（呼称単位の切下げ）を行なった」

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