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Trinidad and Tobago dollar

Trinidad and Tobago dollar

3.5
Official money used in Trinidad and Tobago
  • noun
translation icon : dólar de Trinidad y Tobago
  • The price of the book is 50 Trinidad and Tobago dollars.

Examples

  • The price of groceries is listed in Trinidad and Tobago dollars throughout the country.

  • Tourists are advised to carry some Trinidad and Tobago dollars when visiting local markets.

  • I exchanged my US dollars for Trinidad and Tobago dollars at the airport.

  • I exchanged my dollars for Trinidad and Tobago dollars.

  • I exchanged my US dollars for Trinidad and Tobago dollars at the airport.

  • The price of groceries is listed in Trinidad and Tobago dollars throughout the country.

  • Tourists are advised to carry some Trinidad and Tobago dollars when visiting local markets.

Surface Forms

Trinidad and Tobago dollar singular
Trinidad and Tobago dollars plural

Morphology

Trinidad + and + Tobago + dollar

The noun phrase is fully compositional: it denotes the dollar belonging to the country named Trinidad and Tobago, formed by the proper names plus the currency noun 'dollar' in a transparent country+currency pattern. This construction is cross-linguistically common (e.g. 'US dollar', 'Canadian dollar') and a B1 learner who knows the constituents can derive the intended meaning.

Etymology

Trinidad and Tobago dollar names the money used in the country of Trinidad and Tobago, with dollar showing the type of bills and coins. When the islands created their own money they chose the familiar word 'dollar', so today Trinidad and Tobago dollar simply means 'the official currency' of the country.