Meanings
nounmonetary unit (plural monetary units)
plural monetary units
- A standard unit of a currency, of which the value of coins or notes are multiples
Synonyms: pecuniary unit
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA standard unit of a currency, of which the value of coins or notes are multiples
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Translations
Catalan unitat monetària
- unitat monetàriastandard unit of currency
Estonian rahaühik
- rahaühikstandard unit of currency
Finnish rahayksikkö
- rahayksikköstandard unit of currency
French unité monétaire
- unité monétairestandard unit of currency
German Währungseinheit
- Währungseinheitstandard unit of currency
Hungarian pénzegység
- pénzegységstandard unit of currency
Japanese 通貨単位
- 通貨単位 (tsūka tan’i)standard unit of currency
Korean 통화 단위
- 통화 단위 (tonghwa danwi)standard unit of currency
Norwegian Bokmål myntenhet
- myntenhetstandard unit of currency
Polish jednostka monetarna
- jednostka monetarnastandard unit of currency
Russian де́нежная едини́ца
- де́нежная едини́ца (dénežnaja jediníca)standard unit of currency
Ukrainian грошова́ одини́ця
- грошова́ одини́ця (hrošová odynýcja)standard unit of currency
Welsh uned ariannol
- uned ariannolstandard unit of currency
Cite this entry
APA
monetary unit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monetary%20unit
MLA
“monetary unit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monetary%20unit. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monetary unit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monetary%20unit.
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