santims
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A small Latvian coin worth one hundredth of the lats
- noun
- Archaic
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santims
- The price was listed as 3 lats and 20 santims on the receipt.
Examples
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Before Latvia adopted the euro, a cup of coffee cost around fifty santims.
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I found a coin worth 5 santims in my pocket.
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He collected coins, including a rare one-lats and several santims from his travels.
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The cost of the book is 10 santims.
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Before Latvia adopted the euro, a cup of coffee cost around fifty santims.
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The price was listed as 3 lats and 20 santims on the receipt.
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I found a coin worth 5 santims in my pocket.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Santims names a small Latvian coin that was worth 'one hundredth' of a lats. Its name comes from the same idea as the English cent ('one hundred'), so you can remember it is the 'hundredth' part of the money.
