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31 U.S.C. § 5101 — Decimal system

31 U.S.C. § 5101

Type
Statute
Source
United States Code
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
2025-01-06
Topic
general

United States money is expressed in dollars, dimes or tenths, cents or hundreths,1 and mills or thousandths. A dime is a tenth of a dollar, a cent is a hundredth of a dollar, and a mill is a thousandth of a dollar.

United States money is expressed in dollars, dimes or tenths, cents or hundreths,1 and mills or thousandths. A dime is a tenth of a dollar, a cent is a hundredth of a dollar, and a mill is a thousandth of a dollar.