Brunei dollar
- noun
- She exchanged her US dollars for Brunei dollars at the airport.
Examples
-
The hotel accepts both Singapore dollars and Brunei dollars for payment.
-
The price of the imported car was listed as 40,000 Brunei dollars.
-
The price of the watch is 500 Brunei dollars.
-
I exchanged my money for Brunei dollars at the airport.
-
She exchanged her US dollars for Brunei dollars at the airport.
-
The hotel accepts both Singapore dollars and Brunei dollars for payment.
-
The price of the imported car was listed as 40,000 Brunei dollars.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the basic unit of currency in Brunei' is directly derivable from combining the country name 'Brunei' with the known currency term 'dollar' — it denotes the dollar used in that country. This country-name + currency pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows a transparent compositional pattern that a B1 learner who knows both words can readily understand.
Etymology
Brunei dollar comes from the country's name Brunei plus the common money word dollar. It simply means the main unit of money used in Brunei and is often shown as 'BND'.