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Cayman Islands dollar

Cayman Islands dollar

3.7
Official money used in the Cayman Islands
  • noun
translation icon : dólar de las Islas Caimán
  • She exchanged her US dollars for Cayman Islands dollars at the airport.

Examples

  • The price was listed as twenty Cayman Islands dollars for the tour.

  • The price is listed in Cayman Islands dollars.

  • All major businesses in Grand Cayman accept payment in Cayman Islands dollars.

  • I exchanged my money for Cayman Islands dollars at the bank.

  • All major businesses in Grand Cayman accept payment in Cayman Islands dollars.

  • She exchanged her US dollars for Cayman Islands dollars at the airport.

  • The price was listed as twenty Cayman Islands dollars for the tour.

Surface Forms

Cayman Islands dollar singular
Cayman Islands dollars plural

Morphology

Cayman + island + dollar

The phrase is compositionally transparent: it names the monetary unit (dollar) belonging to a specific place (Cayman Islands), so a learner who knows the place-name and the word 'dollar' can readily infer it denotes that territory's currency. This place-name + currency pattern is common cross-linguistically (e.g. 'Japanese yen', 'US dollar'), making the meaning immediately clear to B1 learners who know the constituents.

Etymology

Cayman Islands dollar simply joins the place name Cayman Islands and the word dollar, which means 'money'. That's why it means the official 'money' used in the Cayman Islands.