Fils (Noun)
Meaning 1
100 Yemeni fils are worth one Yemeni rial.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
A fractional monetary unit in Bahrain and Iraq and Jordan and Kuwait; equal to one thousandth of a dinar.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- The Iraqi dinar is divided into 1,000 fils as a subsidiary unit, but they are no longer commonly used in everyday transactions.
- The Kuwaiti dinar is divided into 1,000 fils, although lower denomination fil notes were phased out in the 1990s.
- A new series of Kuwaiti dinar banknotes was issued in 1994 without the lower denomination fil notes.
- In Bahrain, the fils is equal to 1/1,000 of the Bahraini dinar, which in turn is pegged to the United States dollar at 1:0.376.
- The Bahraini dinar is the second highest valued currency unit in the world after the Kuwaiti dinar, with 1 dinar being equal to 1,000 fils.