bolivar
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- noun
- /boʊˈliːvɑr/
:
bolívar
- He said that all together they are valued at an estimated 143 million bolivars, or $33 million.
- about 500 bolivars
Examples
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In just the past week, the already diminished bolivar lost a third of its value against the dollar.
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OK, People in Venezuela dump the Bolivar as soon as they can, and they get dollars because that money.
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On 31 December 1945, when the Junta suddenly imposed a surtax on incomes in excess of 800,000 bolivars, about forty companies, largely foreign, were directly affected.
Academic text (1992) -
Tourism intensified after the devaluation of the bolivar in 1983 forced Venezuela's footloose middle class to forego shopping trips to Miami in favor of cheaper domestic excursions.
Academic text (1996) -
A pack of flour costs two bolivars.
Synonyms
The basic money used in Venezuela
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word bolivar comes from the name of the South American leader Simón Bolívar. Think of it as 'Bolívar's money', which is why a bolivar is the money, the basic unit of currency, in Venezuela.