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haler

haler

1 9.9
A small coin that was one hundredth of a koruna in the Czech Republic and Slovakia
  • noun
  • Archaic
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  • She found an old coin worth fifty halers in her grandfather’s collection.

Examples

  • The vending machine only accepted coins of ten halers or higher.

  • The price of the book is 50 halers.

  • Prices in Slovakia used to be listed in korunas and halers before the euro was adopted.

  • I found a coin worth 10 halers in my pocket.

  • In the old marketplace, a piece of bread cost only one haler.

  • The shopkeeper accepted various coins, including the haler, for payment.

  • During my visit, I learned that the value of a haler was significantly lower than that of a koruna.

Synonyms

heller
vshaler
  • Archaic
9 9.9

A former money unit worth one hundredth of a koruna used in the Czech Republic and Slovakia

is the same in meaning but differs only by spelling variant

Surface Forms

haler singular
halers plural

Etymology

Haler comes from the old German coin Heller, named for the town Hall, and the name was later used in Czech and Slovak. It meant a very small coin—like a 'penny'—so a haler was one hundredth of a koruna.