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Fils (Noun)

Meaning 1

100 Yemeni fils are worth one Yemeni rial.

Classification

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.

Synonyms

  • Yemeni Fils

Hypernyms

  • Yemeni Monetary Unit

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.

Hypernyms

  • Subunit
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