de·nom·i·nate 
(d
ĭ-n
ŏm
ə-n
āt
′)
tr.v. de·nom·i·nat·ed,
de·nom·i·nat·ing,
de·nom·i·nates 1. To issue or express in terms of a given monetary unit: securities that are denominated in dollars or yen.
2. To give a name to; designate.
adj. (-
ə-n
ĭt)
Of or relating to a quantity as a multiple of a unit: 12 in 12 pounds is denominate.
[Latin dēnōmināre, dēnōmināt- : dē-, de- + nōmināre, to name (from nōmen, nōmin-, name; see n-men- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).]
de·nomi·na·ble (-nə-bəl) adj.