Decimalisation is an English word with synonyms like change. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Decimalisation in a sentence
Decimalisation meaning
- Conversion to a decimal system.
- Specifically, conversion of the currencies of the United Kingdom and Ireland in 1971 from pounds, shillings and pence to a decimal system in which one pound was worth 100 new pence (later renamed simply pence).
Synonyms of Decimalisation
Using Decimalisation
- The main meaning on this page is: Conversion to a decimal system. | Specifically, conversion of the currencies of the United Kingdom and Ireland in 1971 from pounds, shillings and pence to a decimal system in which one pound was worth 100 new pence (later renamed simply pence).
- Useful related words include: decimalization, change.
- In the example corpus, decimalisation often appears in combinations such as: decimalisation was, before decimalisation, after decimalisation.
Context around Decimalisation
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Decimalisation
- In this selection, "decimalisation" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, pre, upon, similar and sixpence stand out and add context to how "decimalisation" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 140 upon decimalisation and equivalent of decimalisation. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "decimalisation" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with decimalisation
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Might this be the university administration system’s equivalent of decimalisation? (11 words)
Post 1982 In the years since decimalisation, a number of changes have been made to the coinage. (17 words)
On the decimalisation of the currency in 1869, a shilling was deemed to be equivalent to 50 Ceylon cents. (19 words)
The pre-decimal Maundy pieces have the same legal tender status and value as post-decimal ones, and effectively increased in face value by 140% upon decimalisation. (27 words)
In older terms like two-bob bit (2/-) and thrupenny bit (3d), the word bit had common usage before decimalisation similar to that of piece today. (26 words)
Traditionally, the court awarded the smallest coin in the Realm, which in England was one farthing, 1/960 of a pound before decimalisation in the 1970s. (26 words)
Might this be the university administration system’s equivalent of decimalisation? (11 words)
Example sentences (10)
Might this be the university administration system’s equivalent of decimalisation?
A quarter-penny coin, to be struck in aluminium, was proposed at the time decimalisation was being planned, but was never minted.
In older terms like two-bob bit (2/-) and thrupenny bit (3d), the word bit had common usage before decimalisation similar to that of piece today.
It even persisted after decimalisation for those coins which had equivalents and continued to be minted with their values in new pence.
On the decimalisation of the currency in 1869, a shilling was deemed to be equivalent to 50 Ceylon cents.
Post 1982 In the years since decimalisation, a number of changes have been made to the coinage.
The original Irish shilling coin (retained after decimalisation)) was finally withdrawn from circulation on 1 January 1993, as a smaller five-pence coin was introduced.
The pre-decimalisation sixpence, also known as a sixpenny bit or sixpenny piece, was equivalent to 2 1 2 p, but was demonetised in 1980.
The pre-decimal Maundy pieces have the same legal tender status and value as post-decimal ones, and effectively increased in face value by 140% upon decimalisation.
Traditionally, the court awarded the smallest coin in the Realm, which in England was one farthing, 1/960 of a pound before decimalisation in the 1970s.
Common combinations with decimalisation
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: