denominate
verb /dɪˈnɒmɪneɪt/
/dɪˈnɑːmɪneɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they denominate | /dɪˈnɒmɪneɪt/ /dɪˈnɑːmɪneɪt/ |
| he / she / it denominates | /dɪˈnɒmɪneɪts/ /dɪˈnɑːmɪneɪts/ |
| past simple denominated | /dɪˈnɒmɪneɪtɪd/ /dɪˈnɑːmɪneɪtɪd/ |
| past participle denominated | /dɪˈnɒmɪneɪtɪd/ /dɪˈnɑːmɪneɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form denominating | /dɪˈnɒmɪneɪtɪŋ/ /dɪˈnɑːmɪneɪtɪŋ/ |
- denominate something (in something) to express an amount of money using a particular unit
- The loan was denominated in US dollars.
- denominate somebody (as) something (formal) to give something a particular name or description
- These payments are denominated as ‘fees’ rather than ‘salary’.
Word Originlate Middle English (in sense (2)): from Latin denominat- ‘named’, from the verb denominare, from de- ‘away, formally’ + nominare ‘to name’ (from nomen, nomin- ‘name’). Sense (1) dates from the mid 20th cent.