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Bahamian dollar

Bahamian dollar

3.2
The official money used in the Bahamas that is equal to 100 cents
  • noun
translation icon : dólar bahameño
  • The price of the hotel is 200 Bahamian dollars per night.

Examples

  • Tourists can exchange US dollars for Bahamian dollars at most banks in Nassau.

  • The price of the meal was listed in both Bahamian dollars and US dollars.

  • He collected coins from different countries, including a rare Bahamian dollar from the 1970s.

  • I exchanged my money for Bahamian dollars at the airport.

  • The price of the meal was listed in both Bahamian dollars and US dollars.

  • Tourists can exchange US dollars for Bahamian dollars at most banks in Nassau.

  • The price of the hotel is 200 Bahamian dollars per night.

Surface Forms

Bahamian dollar singular
Bahamian dollars plural

Morphology

Bahamian + dollar

The meaning is directly compositional: 'Bahamian' indicates origin (from the Bahamas) and 'dollar' names the monetary unit, so a learner who knows both words can infer it is the currency of the Bahamas. This demonym + currency pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows regular English noun-noun composition, making it immediately comprehensible to B1 learners.

Etymology

Bahamian dollar combines Bahamian (from the Bahamas) and dollar to show it is the islands' own 'money'. When the Bahamas started making their own coins and notes, they used this name so people would know the bills belong to the country. That's why today Bahamian dollar means 'the official currency of the Bahamas', equal to 100 cents.