fractional currency WORD ORIGIN noun coins or paper money of a smaller denomination than the basic monetary unit. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of fractional currency An Americanism dating back to 1860–65 Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 British Dictionary definitions for fractional currency fractional currency noun paper or metal money of smaller denomination than the standard monetary unit Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012