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fils

fils

1 9.9
A small part of a dinar used as money in some Middle Eastern countries
  • noun
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Examples

  • Merton & Fils Company, tunnel and gallery construction, England His Lordship's waitin' for you, sir.

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  • In Kuwait, you can buy a small snack for just one hundred fils.

  • The price of the shirt was set at two thousand fils, making it quite affordable.

  • Many items in the market are priced in fils, reflecting their low cost.

Synonyms

Yemeni fils
vsfils
  • Specialized
9.5

A small coin of Yemen worth one hundredth of a rial

is a much smaller subunit equal to one thousandth of the main currency

Compounds

Yemeni fils
  • Specialized
9.5

A small coin of Yemen worth one hundredth of a rial

Surface Forms

fils singular
fils plural

Etymology

The word fils comes from the Arabic word fils, which meant a 'small coin' used with the dinar. So today fils still means a very small unit of money in some Middle Eastern countries.