"decimalisation" meaning in English

See decimalisation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌdɛsɪməlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ [UK] Forms: decimalisations [plural], decimalization [alternative]
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  1. Conversion to a decimal system. Tags: uncountable, usually
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  2. 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). Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-decimalisation-en-noun-Di1o0wBS Categories (other): English entries with etymology trees, English terms suffixed with -ation, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees, History of the United Kingdom Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ation: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 45 55 Disambiguation of History of the United Kingdom: 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: predecimalisation, pre-decimalisation Related terms: decimal, decimalise, old money

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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