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de⋅nom⋅i⋅na⋅tion

[di-nom-uh-ney-shuh

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–noun

1.	a religious group, usually including many local churches, often larger than a sect: the Lutheran denomination.

2.	one of the grades or degrees in a series of designations of quantity, value, measure, weight, etc.: He paid $500 in bills of small denomination.

3.	a name or designation, esp. one for a class of things.

4.	a class or kind of persons or things distinguished by a specific name.

5.	the act of naming or designating a person or thing.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME denominacioun < LL dēnōminātiōn- (s. of dēnōminātiō), in L: metonymy, equiv. to dēnōmināt(us) (see denominate ) + -iōn- -ion

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de·nom·i·na·tion (dĭ-nŏm'ə-nā'shən)

A large group of religious congregations united under a common faith and name and organized under a single administrative and legal hierarchy.
One of a series of kinds, values, or sizes, as in a system of currency or weights: Cash registers have compartments for bills of different denominations. The stamps come in 25¢ and 45¢ denominations.
A name or designation, especially for a class or group.

de·nom'i·na'tion·al adj., de·nom'i·na'tion·al·ly adv.

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Denomination

De*nom`i*na"tion\, n. [L. denominatio metonymy: cf. F. d['e]nomination a naming.]

1. The act of naming or designating.

2. That by which anything is denominated or styled; an epithet; a name, designation, or title; especially, a general name indicating a class of like individuals; a category; as, the denomination of units, or of thousands, or of fourths, or of shillings, or of tons.

Those [qualities] which are classed under the denomination of sublime. --Burke.

3. A class, or society of individuals, called by the same name; a sect; as, a denomination of Christians.

Syn: Name; appellation; title. See Name.

Language Translation for : denomination

Spanish: valor,

German: der Wert,

Japanese: (貨幣などの) 単位名

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denomination

1398, "a naming," from L. denominationem (nom. denominatio) "a calling by anything other than the proper name, metonymy," from denominare "to name," from de- "completely" + nominare "to name." Monetary sense is 1660; meaning "religious sect" is 1716.

Denomination

The stated value found on financial instruments.

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This term applies to most financial instruments with monetary values. The denomination for bonds and securities would be face value or par value. Whereas, for currency, the denomination would be the printed amount.

For example, when you go to the bank to withdraw $100, the teller may ask you in what denominations 5's, 10's, 20's, 50's, 100's, or some combination thereof.