subunit (redirected from Subunits)

sub·u·nit  (sbynt)

n.

A subdivision of a larger unit.

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subunit [sʌbˈjunɪt]

n

a distinct part or component of something larger

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subunit - a monetary unit that is valued at a fraction (usually one hundredth) of the basic monetary unit fractional monetary unit monetary unit - a unit of money cent - a fractional monetary unit of several countries centesimo - a fractional monetary unit of several countries: Panama and Italy and Uruguay and Chile centimo - a fractional monetary unit of Venezuela and Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea and Paraguay and Spain centavo - a fractional monetary unit of several countries: El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe and Brazil and Argentina and Bolivia and Colombia and Cuba and the Dominican Republic and Ecuador and El Salvador and Guatemala and Honduras and Mexico and Nicaragua and Peru and the Philippines and Portugal centime - a fractional monetary unit of several countries: France and Algeria and Belgium and Burkina Faso and Burundi and Cameroon and Chad and the Congo and Gabon and Haiti and the Ivory Coast and Luxembourg and Mali and Morocco and Niger and Rwanda and Senegal and Switzerland and Togo fils - a fractional monetary unit in Bahrain and Iraq and Jordan and Kuwait; equal to one thousandth of a dinar sen - a fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel ore - a monetary subunit in Denmark and Norway and Sweden; 100 ore equal 1 krona piaster, piastre - a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria penny - a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound paisa - a fractional monetary unit in Bangladesh and India and Nepal and Pakistan