guinea
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈɡɪni/
- Archaic
:
guinea
- In the 18th century, a skilled tailor could charge up to five guineas for a custom suit.
- half-guineas
We also see the first Guineas which are being struck in gold.
- We also see the first Guineas which are being struck in gold.
Examples
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The bill Jekyll presented me with was for five guineas.
Fiction book (1995) -
Payment at the rate of one guinea per column.
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- I only have one guinea, sir.
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It's a King Charles double guinea.
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My professional fee is a guinea!
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Payment at the rate of one guinea a column has been made to the writer.
Academic text (2017) -
Tickets are going at a guinea apiece.
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My five guineas could not buy it, of course.
Fiction book (1994) -
The usual 100 guineas, I take it?
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I've just paid 30 guineas for him.
Compounds
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6.5
A farm bird from Africa with dark feathers and white spots, raised for meat and eggs
- Specialized
1
6.6
An infection from drinking water with baby worms that causes painful blisters when the worm comes out
- Specialized
1
9.5
A small parasite that lives in people and comes out through the skin causing strong pain after drinking dirty water
- Australian
A climbing plant that stays green all year with large bright yellow flowers
A garden plant with hanging bell-shaped flowers that are purple and white in a checkered pattern
A country in the eastern half of New Guinea island in the southwest Pacific since 1975
A country in West Africa on the Atlantic coast that became independent from France in 1958
A country in west central Africa with a mainland region and nearby islands in the Gulf of Guinea
- Literature
A former name for Guinea-Bissau, a country on the west coast of Africa that was a Portuguese colony until 1974
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word guinea for a British gold coin comes from the West African region called Guinea, because the gold used to make the coins came from there. So the coin was named for the place where its gold came from and became known as the guinea worth 21 shillings.