Denominieren

Denominieren is a German verb that means to denominate, i.e., to assign a denomination or to express a value in a specific unit of account. In finance and administration it is used to indicate the monetary unit in which an amount is stated or a financial instrument is issued. For example: Der Preis wird in Euro denominiert or Die Anleihe ist in US-Dollar denominiert. In everyday language this sense is less common; speakers often say in Euro angegeben or in Euro ausgedrückt.

The verb is regular with the suffix -ieren. Conjugation (present): ich denominiere, du denominierst, er denominiert, wir denominieren, ihr denominiert, sie denomini eren. Preterite: ich denominierte, du denominierte st, er denominierte, wir denominierten, ihr denominierte t, sie denominierten. Perfect: hat denominiert.

Etymology and related terms: Denominieren derives from late Latin denominare, via French dénominer, and is connected with the noun Die Denomination, which in a monetary context denotes the face value of a coin or banknote, or, more broadly, the denomination of a unit of account.

Usage notes: Denominieren is predominantly used in formal, financial, or administrative language. In common speech, speakers may prefer synonyms such as ausdrücken, angeben, or bezeichnen, depending on context.

See also: Denomination, Währungseinheit, Bezeichnung.