guilder

• Nom désignant une unité monétaire qui a servi de monnaie principale au Suriname et, auparavant, aux Pays-Bas, valant 100 cents.

A noun referring to a unit of currency, used as the basic monetary unit of Suriname and formerly as that of the Netherlands, each equal to 100 cents.

1. Currency of SurinameB2formal

   The basic monetary unit of Suriname, subdivided into 100 cents.

   Florin du Suriname

   • The price was listed at 50 guilders.
   • He exchanged his dollars for Surinamese guilders at the bank.
   • The souvenir cost only a few guilders.

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2. Former currency of the NetherlandsB2formal

   The basic monetary unit of the Netherlands before the adoption of the euro, subdivided into 100 cents.

   Ancienne monnaie des Pays-Bas

   • She found an old 10-guilder coin in her drawer.
   • The Dutch guilder was a strong currency in Europe.
   • He remembered paying 5 guilders for a sandwich in Amsterdam.

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