Definition of subunit Subunit

sub•u•nit

We found 4 definitions of subunit from 3 different sources.

What does subunit mean?

Noun
subunit - a monetary unit that is valued at a fraction (usually one hundredth) of the basic monetary unit
		fractional monetary unit
		monetary unit a unit of money
		cent a fractional monetary unit of several countries
		centesimo a fractional monetary unit of several countries: Panama and Italy and Uruguay and Chile
		centimo a fractional monetary unit of Venezuela and Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea and Paraguay and Spain
		centavo a fractional monetary unit of several countries: El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe and Brazil and Argentina and Bolivia and Colombia and Cuba and the Dominican Republic and Ecuador and El Salvador and Guatemala and Honduras and Mexico and Nicaragua and Peru and the Philippines and Portugal
		centime a fractional monetary unit of several countries: France and Algeria and Belgium and Burkina Faso and Burundi and Cameroon and Chad and the Congo and Gabon and Haiti and the Ivory Coast and Luxembourg and Mali and Morocco and Niger and Rwanda and Senegal and Switzerland and Togo
		fils a fractional monetary unit in Bahrain and Iraq and Jordan and Kuwait; equal to one thousandth of a dinar
		sen a fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel
		ore a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
		piaster, piastre a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria
		penny a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit