Meanings
adjectivepredecimalization (not comparable)
- not comparablepre-decimal
A bob is a predecimalization word for 5 pence.
2004, Ray Puxley, Cockney Rabbit: A Dick 'n' Arry of Rhyming Slang1 more example
It is anticipated that all such cheques will then be cleared through the banks before the predecimalization closure period.
1970, The Commercial Motor
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
- Proto-Italic*prai
- Proto-Italic*prai-
- Latinprae-
- Middle Englishpre-
- Englishpre-
- Englishdecimalization
- Englishpredecimalization
From pre- + decimalization.
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predecimalization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predecimalization
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“predecimalization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predecimalization. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “predecimalization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predecimalization.
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