guilder
- noun
- Archaic
- How much fish must you sell to bring in 920 guilders, hmm?
- Dutch guilder
Examples
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In total, the guild received 255.16 guilders for the lessons.
Academic text (1996) -
The price was three guilders, I'm sure of that.
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I will pay you 1 guilder out of the kindness of my heart.
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Could you pay, perhaps -Two guilders per night?
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Now I have a debt a real one -Three thousand guilders -
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Oh, wait, I wonder if the library takes guilders as payment for "lost" books...
Blog text (30) -
That will be two guilders,please
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These days, you pay in Euros what you used to pay in guilders.
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Three guilders... thank you.
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I will pay you 1 guilder for that old book.
Synonyms
Former Dutch money worth 100 cents, replaced by the euro in 2002
Former main money unit in the Netherlands equal to 100 cents, replaced by the euro in 2002
Former main money unit in Suriname equal to 100 cents, replaced by the Surinamese dollar in 2004
Former money used in the Netherlands worth 100 cents, replaced by the euro in 2002
Money used in Suriname worth 100 cents
Money used in the Netherlands before the euro
Surface Forms
Etymology
Guilder comes from an old Dutch word gulden, which means 'golden' and is related to English gold. It was first the name for a gold coin, so that's why guilder became the name of the Netherlands' money.