How to Use denominate in a Sentence

denominate

verb
  • That means that when the pound sells off, the share prices of the companies—denominated in sterling—are prone to rise.
    — Mike Bird, WSJ, 31 Oct. 2017
  • More than half of all global cross-border debt is dollar-denominated.
    — The Economist, 19 May 2018
  • Since the state issues debt denominated in dollars, the national debt is not the same as household debt.
    — Vipin Bharathan, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Normally trade deals are denominated in multiple years, not tens of days.
    — Jill Colvin, The Denver Post, 12 May 2017
  • Even though the peace prize is awarded in Norway, the amount is denominated in Swedish kronor.
    — Author: Elias Meseret, Cara Anna, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Oct. 2019
  • Gold is widely denominated in dollars, with a stronger greenback weighing on prices for the precious metal.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
  • About 70% of that market is made up of local notes denominated in renminbi.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The yuan’s descent has slammed those with sizable debt and costs denominated in the greenback, such as airlines and developers.
    — Fortune, 28 June 2018
  • At least half of all international trade is denominated in dollars.
    — Eswar Prasad, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
  • What good were stocks if they were denominated in depreciating dollars?
    — Roger Lowenstein, Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2019
  • Around the world, sales of commodities from oil to metals to crops are almost universally denominated in dollars.
    — Edward Fishman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2025
  • The fund also holds bonds denominated in euros, British pounds and Canadian dollars—no hedge here.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Across the board, player values have declined this year, and as the list is denominated in euros, the dollar value of each player has fallen even further.
    — Steve Price, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Of all debt securities denominated in a foreign currency, more than three-quarters are in dollars and euros.
    — Barry Eichengreen, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2011
  • About two-thirds of bitcoin trading is yen-denominated, according to data provider Coinhills.
    — Steven Russolillo, WSJ, 5 June 2018
  • To qualify, tranches must be dollar-denominated and $25 million or more if the notes are first in line to be paid, according to the filing.
    — Rachel Evans, Bloomberg.com, 22 May 2017
  • But those assets are denominated in their own currencies, giving them a steady source of interest income without the foreign-exchange risk.
    — Brian Blackstone, WSJ, 9 Jan. 2019
  • More than 90 percent of Kaisa Group Holdings’ bonds are denominated in the greenback.
    — Fortune, 28 June 2018
  • At the end of last year, the US dollar strengthened, boosting the cost to these countries of commodities denominated in dollars.
    — Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Now, the first category is anything denominated in a currency.
    — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
  • However, because the debts are denominated in foreign currencies, the bonds expose the countries to foreign exchange risks.
    — Anna Isaac, WSJ, 28 Jan. 2020
  • Like LemFi, Kredete is rolling out user bank accounts denominated in euros and dollars.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Although each creditor’s claim is valued in dollars on the date of the bankruptcy filing, not denominated in crypto, the balance sheets of these firms are made up largely of crypto assets.
    — WIRED, 30 Mar. 2023
  • And true currencies are used to denominate liabilities as well as assets; imagine the ruin faced by those who had taken out a bitcoin mortgage or business loan earlier this year.
    — The Economist, 16 Dec. 2017
  • Was the obligation denominated in bitcoin?
    — Susie Violet Ward, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • Rieder has made money in his Strategic Income fund by owning emerging-market bonds denominated in local currencies.
    — Charles Stein and John Gittelsohn, latimes.com, 5 Feb. 2018
  • This distinction matters for anyone holding assets denominated in either system.
    — Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • These tokens serve as a bridge for individuals and businesses looking to on and off-ramp into new markets to offer products and services denominated in the local currency.
    — Aaron Stanley, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Worse, there’s a mismatch between its largely dollar- and euro-denominated borrowings and revenues from a big business in Latin America.
    — Chris Hughes | Bloomberg, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2019
  • These foreign currency swings are not a concern as Berkshire has significant assets and earnings denominated in these foreign currencies.
    — Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026

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