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Belize dollar

Belize dollar

2.4
Money used in Belize that is divided into 100 cents
  • noun
translation icon : dólar beliceño
  • You can use both US dollars and Belize dollars in many shops in Belize.

Examples

  • The price of the tour was listed as 150 Belize dollars.

  • I exchanged my money for Belize dollars at the airport.

  • She exchanged her US dollars for Belize dollars at the border.

  • You can use both US dollars and Belize dollars in many shops in Belize.

  • The price of the book is twenty Belize dollars.

  • The price of the tour was listed as 150 Belize dollars.

  • She exchanged her US dollars for Belize dollars at the border.

Surface Forms

Belize dollar singular
Belize dollars plural

Morphology

Belize + dollar

The meaning 'the basic monetary unit of Belize' is directly derivable from combining 'Belize' (the country) with 'dollar' (a monetary unit). This place-name + currency-unit pattern is a common and predictable composition across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand the MWE.

Etymology

Belize dollar names the money of the country Belize. It joins the place name Belize with the common word dollar, so it simply means the basic unit of 'money' used there, worth 100 cents.