denominates

Gives a name

Denominates means names or designates, particularly in assigning a unit or category.

Currency is denominated in dollars, euros, or yen.

Bonds may be denominated in a specific currency: The loan was denominated in Swiss francs.

The word appears almost exclusively in financial contexts, describing what unit of measurement applies to a value.

naming

designates

Formally names or assigns

  • titlesNames of creative works
  • labelsIdentifying markers attached to items
  • callsContacts by telephone

terms · christens · dubs · styles · entitles · names · identifies · tags · brands · classifies

religious

ordains

Formally appoints to ministry

invests · anoints · sanctifies · blesses · commissions · authorizes · empowers · designates · confirms · establishes

currency

values

Principles held worthwhile

quantifies · measures · units · amounts · figures · sums · converts · calculates · assesses · reckons

Opposites
naming action

denominatesanonymizes

Removes identifying information

effaces · obscures · deidentifies

specificity of reference

denominatesgeneralizes

Forms broad principles

abstracts · describes · characterizes

Phrases
Family

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G