denominate

They chose to denominate in dollars precisely because the dollar was already the world’s numeraire.

From Barron's ● May 27, 2026

He said he and Mr. Raisi had agreed to strengthen cooperation in energy, industry and transportation, and to increasingly use national currencies — rather than the U.S. dollar — to denominate their trade.

From New York Times ● Jul. 19, 2022

While keeping their own currencies, and central banks, countries would agree to denominate all international payments in a common accounting unit, which Keynes named the bancor, and to clear all international payments through the ICU.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 31, 2019

Ah, but normally these states denominate their bonds in their own currency as well, giving them the option of currency devaluation.

From Economist ● May 24, 2012

The winter campaign commenced on the 1st of November 1808, and terminated on the 1st of March 1809, to the advantage of the French, who, for that reason, denominate it the Imperial Campaign.

From Napoleon's Letters to Josephine by Henry Foljambe Hall

But despite the fact Concacaf has headquarters and regional offices in the US and the fact it denominates its revenues in US dollars, its auditor is not American.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 18, 2011

There is a legion of secondary symptoms of proctitis, all of which medical empiricism considers and denominates causes.

From Intestinal Ills Chronic Constipation, Indigestion, Autogenetic Poisons, Diarrhea, Piles, Etc. Also Auto-Infection, Auto-Intoxication, Anemia, Emaciation, Etc. Due to Proctitis and Colitis by Alcinous B. (Alcinous Burton) Jamison

Jefferson denominates it a "judiciary forgery," and I hope your Lordship will to-day confirm Jefferson's view, and put an end to this illegal iniquity.

From The Trial of Henry Hetherington by Henry Hetherington

Homer denominates the Nile, whose sources were unknown, a river that falls from Jupiter or heaven.

From The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition by Alexander Pope

The apostle Paul says we are the children of a covenant, which he denominates “The free woman.”

From The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, May, 1880 by Aaron Walker

That might mean selling assets denominated in the U.S. dollar so investors can repay their yen-based loans.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

Lastly, Gavekal highlights that the value of financial assets denominated in dollars is growing as it issues a lot of debt while U.S corporates, especially AI companies, are selling huge amounts of debt and equity.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026

SoftBank said late Saturday that its initial investment, denominated in euros at €45 billion, aims to deliver up to 3.1 gigawatts of computing capacity across France at sites in Dunkirk, Bosquel and Bouchain by 2031.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

The yuan has been strengthening against the dollar in recent months, which could mean that China’s share of the global economy, denominated in dollars, may be set for a rebound this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

One of a sect of peripatetic philosophers, who appeared in Italy before the restoration of learning; so denominated from Averroes, or Averrhoes, a celebrated Arabian philosopher.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster

This obsession with petrodollars pulls our attention away from something more fundamental: the dollar’s role as the world’s numeraire, the denominating currency against which all or most other prices, contracts, and values are expressed.

From Barron's ● May 27, 2026

From 1860 to 1924, Congress passed almost 60 statutes denominating the “Duwamish and other allied tribes in Washington,” and appropriated funds to the Duwamish Tribe and other treaty tribes.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 10, 2022

Keynes wanted the IMF to act as a central bank of central banks, denominating their accounts in a new global currency.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 25, 2017

But the role of the U.S. dollar as the world's main reserve currency denominating large chunks of that debt pile is showing up as complicating factor that's added to risk of instability.

From Reuters ● May 11, 2016

In denominating this portrait curious," says Herbert, "we give as high praise as can be afforded it.

From Old and New London Volume I by Walter Thornbury