'Fractional currency' definitions:

Definition of 'fractional currency'

From: WordNet
noun
Paper currency in denominations less than the basic monetary unit

Definition of 'Fractional currency'

From: GCIDE
  • Fractional \Frac"tion*al\, a.
  • 1. Of or pertaining to fractions or a fraction; constituting a fraction; as, fractional numbers. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Relatively small; inconsiderable; insignificant; as, a fractional part of the population. [1913 Webster]
  • Fractional crystallization (Chem.), a process of gradual and approximate purification and separation, by means of repeated solution and crystallization therefrom.
  • Fractional currency, small coin, or paper notes, in circulation, of less value than the monetary unit.
  • Fractional distillation (Chem.), a process of distillation so conducted that a mixture of liquids, differing considerably from each other in their boiling points, can be separated into its constituents. [1913 Webster]