fractional currency
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fractional currency

noun

Definition of FRACTIONAL CURRENCY

1
: paper money in denominations of less than one dollar issued by the United States 1863–76
2
: currency in denominations less than the basic monetary unit

First Known Use of FRACTIONAL CURRENCY

1862

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