Definition

Noun: The dalasi is the official and basic unit of currency in The Gambia. It is subdivided into 100 bututs.

Usage

The word "dalasi" is used to refer to the Gambian currency itself, both in physical form (banknotes and coins) and as a unit of monetary value. It functions as a countable noun.

Examples

• The price for the souvenir was fifty dalasi.
• He exchanged his euros for Gambian dalasi at the bank.
• Do you have any dalasi? I need small change for the bus.

Advanced Usage

• The symbol for the dalasi is D.
• The currency code for the Gambian dalasi is GMD.
• It is common to see prices written as, for example, "D100" or "100 GMD".

Variants and Related Words

• Butut (noun): A subunit of the dalasi. 100 bututs = 1 dalasi.
• Gambian dalasi (noun phrase): The full official name of the currency, used to distinguish it from other currencies.

Synonyms

• Currency
• Monetary unit (of The Gambia)

Notes

• "Dalasi" is both the singular and plural form. One dalasi, two hundred dalasi.
• The word originates from a Mandinka word based on the English "dollar."

Noun

1. the basic unit of money in Gambia