gulden

Thân thiện

A shopkeeper counts out several gulden coins for a customer.

Definition

Noun: 1. A former currency unit: The gulden was the primary unit of money in the Netherlands until it was replaced by the euro in 2002. It was subdivided into 100 cents. 2. A current currency unit: The gulden is the basic unit of money in Suriname. It is also subdivided into 100 cents.

Usage Examples

• Historical Context (Netherlands):
  • Before the euro, a cup of coffee in Amsterdam cost about three gulden.
  • The old Dutch gulden banknotes are now collector's items.
• Current Context (Suriname):
  • The price is twenty Surinamese gulden.
  • You will need to exchange your dollars for gulden upon arrival in Paramaribo.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in historical or financial texts discussing the economies of the Netherlands or Suriname.
• To avoid confusion between the historical Dutch and the current Surinamese currency, the full names Dutch gulden and Surinamese gulden are frequently used.

Variants and Related Words

• Guilder: This is the English name for the same currency unit. "Gulden" and "guilder" are used interchangeably, with "guilder" being more common in general English.
• Florin: Another historical name for the Dutch gulden, derived from the gold coin first minted in Florence, Italy.
• Symbol: The official symbol for the (Dutch) gulden was or .

Synonyms

• Guilder (for the currency unit)
• Florin (historical, for the Dutch currency)

Related Terms

• Cent: The subunit of the gulden, equal to 1/100th of a gulden.
• Euro: The currency that replaced the Dutch gulden.
• Surinamese dollar: This is a synonym. The Surinamese dollar (SRD) replaced the Surinamese gulden in 2004. The gulden is no longer in circulation in Suriname.

Học thuật

Noun

1. formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal to 100 cents
2. the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents

Từ đồng nghĩa

• guilder
• florin
• Dutch florin