What is the collective name / term given to the part of a currency value before and after the point?
e.g. $123.99
So in the example above I'm after the name of the part '123' and the name of the part '99'.
Many thanks.
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1Just to add some information, percentage in point (PIP) is used as the smallest unit of change on the foreign exchange market. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percentage_in_point– James P.Commented Dec 26, 2012 at 9:41
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A more generic definition applying to all currency denominations would be:
- Main currency: for the whole unit currency part left of the decimal point
- Fractional currency: for the part to the right of the decimal point usually measured in 1/100 of the main unit (at least in modern times).
For more information, please see Wikipedia - Currency: Control and production:
Each currency typically has a main currency unit (the U.S. dollar, for example, or the euro) and a fractional currency, often valued at 1⁄100 of the main currency [...]
