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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
decimalize
deci·mal·ize 7 (BrE also-ise) [decimalize decimalizes decimalized decimalizing] BrE [ˈdesɪməlaɪz] NAmE [ˈdesɪməlaɪz] verb
1. ~ sth to change a system of coins or weights and measurements to a ↑decimal system
2. ~ sth to express an amount using the ↑decimal system instead of the system it is already expressed in
•The question asks you to decimalize the fraction ⅞.
Derived Words: ↑-isation ▪ ↑decimalization
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The decimalization of the British currency to the present decimal system of 100 pence to the pound happened on 15 February 1971. Before that date, the pound was divided into 20 shillings with 12 pence in each shilling.
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