fils

Thân thiện

A shopkeeper counts out several fils to give a customer as change.

Definition

Noun 1. A fractional monetary unit: A subunit of currency, specifically one thousandth (1/1000) of a dinar, used in Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, and Kuwait. 2. A fractional monetary unit in Yemen: A subunit of currency, specifically one hundredth (1/100) of a Yemeni rial.

Usage and Examples

• As a subunit of the dinar: The term is used after a number to specify an amount of currency smaller than one dinar.
  • The price of the newspaper is 500 fils.
  • In Jordan, one dinar is divided into 1000 fils.
• As a subunit of the Yemeni rial: The term is used after a number to specify an amount of currency smaller than one rial.
  • The coin is worth 50 fils.

Advanced Usage Notes

• The word fils is both the singular and plural form. You do not add an "s" to make it plural.
  • Correct: one fils, ten fils
  • Incorrect: ten filses
• It is primarily used in official financial contexts, on price tags, and in banking within the countries that issue it. In everyday spoken language, people often refer to the larger unit (dinar or rial).

Variants and Related Words

• Dinar (noun): The primary monetary unit for which the fils is a fractional part in Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, and Kuwait.
• Rial (noun): The primary monetary unit for which the fils is a fractional part in Yemen.
• Fils is etymologically related to the Arabic word for money.

Synonyms

• Subunit
• Fractional unit
• Cent (analogous concept, but for different currencies like the dollar or euro)

Học thuật

Noun

1. a fractional monetary unit in Bahrain and Iraq and Jordan and Kuwait; equal to one thousandth of a dinar
2. 100 Yemeni fils are worth one Yemeni rial

Từ đồng nghĩa

• yemeni fils