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Barbados dollar

Barbados dollar

2.7
Money used in Barbados divided into 100 cents
  • noun
translation icon : dólar de Barbados
  • When visiting Barbados, it is important to know that the Barbados dollar is the island's official currency.

Examples

  • I exchanged my US dollars for Barbados dollars at the local bank before my trip.

  • The price of the hotel was quoted in Barbados dollars, so I had to check the conversion rate.

  • My last updated salary was $2,400 Barbados dollars a month, which is $1,200 US.

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Surface Forms

Barbados dollar singular
Barbados dollars plural

Morphology

Barbados + dollar

The meaning 'the official currency of Barbados' is directly and transparently derived from combining the place name 'Barbados' with the noun 'dollar' in a standard country+currency construction. This compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows regular English noun-noun compounding, so learners who know both constituents will understand it.

Etymology

Barbados dollar comes from the island name Barbados plus the word dollar, a common word for 'money', so it simply means the 'money' used in Barbados.