thaler
9.9
A large silver coin used in Europe long ago
- noun
- /ˈθeɪlər/
- Archaic
:
táler
- During the 18th century, a skilled craftsman could earn up to 10 thalers a week.
- a thousand thalers
- six thousand thalers
Examples
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He paid the merchant 20 thalers for the beautiful painting.
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I will take their last thaler.
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I took pleasure in earning that thaler.
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Give the boy a thaler, Pedro.
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You shall have 15 thalers.
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When did I ever let slip 15 thalers?
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It costs 3 thaler.
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I found an old thaler while cleaning out the attic.
Synonyms
9.9
A large silver coin used in Europe between the 1500s and 1800s
is the same term in meaning but written using a different spelling form
Surface Forms
Etymology
Thaler comes from Joachimsthal, the name of a mining valley in Bohemia; thal meant 'valley' in old German, so a thaler was a coin 'from the valley'. That's why a thaler was a large silver coin used across Europe, and it later became the word dollar, so you can remember thaler as an early 'dollar' coin.
