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guilder

guilder

3 9.7
A kind of money used in the past in the Netherlands and Suriname
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : florín
  • How much fish must you sell to bring in 920 guilders, hmm?
  • Dutch guilder

Examples

  • In total, the guild received 255.16 guilders for the lessons.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The price was three guilders, I'm sure of that.

  • I will pay you 1 guilder out of the kindness of my heart.

  • Could you pay, perhaps -Two guilders per night?

  • Now I have a debt a real one -Three thousand guilders -

  • Oh, wait, I wonder if the library takes guilders as payment for "lost" books...

    Blog text (30)
  • That will be two guilders,please

  • These days, you pay in Euros what you used to pay in guilders.

  • Three guilders... thank you.

  • I will pay you 1 guilder for that old book.

Synonyms

florin
vsguilder
  • Archaic
2 9.9

Former Dutch money worth 100 cents, replaced by the euro in 2002

covers the same old Netherlands usage but also includes historical Suriname use
gulden
vsguilder
  • Archaic
9.9

Former main money unit in the Netherlands equal to 100 cents, replaced by the euro in 2002

is the unit used historically in both Netherlands and Suriname rather than only one country
gulden
vsguilder
  • Archaic
9.9

Former main money unit in Suriname equal to 100 cents, replaced by the Surinamese dollar in 2004

is the unit used historically in both Netherlands and Suriname rather than only one country
Dutch florin
vsguilder
8.3

Former money used in the Netherlands worth 100 cents, replaced by the euro in 2002

is the broader historical name that also applies to Suriname usage
florin
vsguilder
  • Archaic
9.9

Money used in Suriname worth 100 cents

refers to the historical unit used in both countries rather than only current Suriname money
9.1

Money used in the Netherlands before the euro

is the historical name for that national unit and also names the unit used in Suriname

Surface Forms

guilder singular
guilders plural

Etymology

Guilder comes from an old Dutch word gulden, which means 'golden' and is related to English gold. It was first the name for a gold coin, so that's why guilder became the name of the Netherlands' money.