decimalise

decimalise
verb
1. change from fractions to decimals
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Stock prices will be decimalized in the year 2000

Syn: ↑decimalize
Derivationally related forms: ↑decimalisation, ↑decimal, ↑decimalization (for: ↑decimalize), ↑decimal (for: ↑decimalize)
Hypernyms: ↑change, ↑alter, ↑modify
Verb Frames:
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Something ——s something

2. change to the decimal system
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The country decimalized the currency in 1975

Syn: ↑decimalize
Derivationally related forms: ↑decimalisation, ↑decimal, ↑decimalization (for: ↑decimalize), ↑decimal (for: ↑decimalize)
Hypernyms: ↑convert, ↑change over
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Something ——s something


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  • decimalise — v. 1. same as {decimalize}. Syn: decimalize. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • decimalise — (Brit.) v. convert to the decimal system (also decimalize) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • decimalise — decimal ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to a system of numbers based on the number ten. ► NOUN ▪ a fraction whose denominator is a power of ten, expressed by numbers placed to the right of a decimal point. DERIVATIVES decimalize (also decimalise) verb… …   English terms dictionary

  • decimalise — dec|i|mal|ise [ desıml,aız ] a British spelling of decimalize …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • decimalise — UK [ˈdesɪməlaɪz] / US [ˈdesɪmlˌaɪz] decimalize …   English dictionary

  • decimalise — /ˈdɛsəməlaɪz/ (say desuhmuhluyz) verb (t) (decimalised, decimalising) to convert to a decimal system. Also, decimalize. –decimalisation /ˌdɛsəməlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (say .desuhmuhluy zayshuhn), noun …  

  • decimalise — / desɪm(ə)laɪz/, decimalize verb to change something to a decimal system …   Dictionary of banking and finance

  • decimalised — decimalise (Brit.) v. convert to the decimal system (also decimalize) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • decimalises — decimalise (Brit.) v. convert to the decimal system (also decimalize) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • decimalising — decimalise (Brit.) v. convert to the decimal system (also decimalize) …   English contemporary dictionary

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