dirham

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dirham

A shopkeeper counts out several dirham coins for a customer.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A unit of currency: The "dirham" is the basic unit of money in several countries, including Morocco and the United Arab Emirates.
    • A fractional currency unit: In some other nations, it is a smaller unit worth one-tenth of a larger currency, such as the Kuwaiti dinar, or one-hundredth of a Libyan or Tunisian dinar.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • The price of the souvenir was fifty Moroccan dirhams.
    • He exchanged his dollars for UAE dirhams at the airport.
    • In historical accounts, the value was often given in dirhams.
Advanced Usage
  • "Dirham" as a historical term: The word historically referred to a silver coin used in the Islamic world.
    • The ancient trade routes saw the widespread use of the dirham.
Variants and Related Words
  • Dirhams (n): The plural form of "dirham".
    • The transaction required thousands of dirhams.
Synonyms
  • Currency unit: A general term for a standard monetary unit.
  • Monetary unit: Another term for a basic unit of a currency system.
Related Phrases

(Note: "Dirham" is primarily a specific noun and does not commonly form phrasal verbs or idioms in English.)

dirham

A shopkeeper counts out several dirham coins for a customer.

Noun
  1. worth one tenth of a Kuwaiti dinar; equal 100 fils
  2. 100 dirhams equal 1 dinar in Libya
  3. 100 dirhams equal 1 dinar in Tunisia
  4. the basic unit of money in Morocco; equal to 100 centimes
  5. the basic unit of money in the United Arab Emirates; equal to 1,000 fils
  6. 100 dirhams equal 1 riyal in Qatar