guilder

or gil·der

[ gil-der ]

noun
  1. a silver or nickel coin and monetary unit of the Netherlands until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 cents; florin. Abbreviation: Gld., f., fl.

  2. a former gold coin of the Netherlands; florin.

  1. the monetary unit of the Netherlands Antilles and Suriname, equal to 100 cents.

  2. the Austrian florin.

  3. any of various gold coins formerly issued by German states.

Origin of guilder

1
1425–75; late Middle English gilder, guldren, with intrusive r<Middle Dutch guldengulden

Words Nearby guilder

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How to use guilder in a sentence

  • A kwartje is a small silver coin worth one quarter of a guilder, or 10 cents in American currency.

    Hans Brinker | Mary Mapes Dodge
  • Every week we had a guilder left over, sometimes more; for the father worked extra hours, and could get high pay for his labor.

    Hans Brinker | Mary Mapes Dodge
  • Caspar promised to follow the advice of Peter, declaring that he would spend every guilder he possessed to aid his object.

    The Ferryman of Brill | William H. G. Kingston
  • In Germany and Holland the price of a room per day is a florin or guilder—about forty-three cents.

  • Twenty stivers made one florin or guilder, and three guilders one ducat.

British Dictionary definitions for guilder

guilder

gilder gulden

/ (ˈɡɪldə) /


nounplural -ders, -der, -dens or -den
  1. Also called: florin the former standard monetary unit of the Netherlands, divided into 100 cents; replaced by the euro in 2002

  2. the standard monetary unit of the Netherlands Antilles and Surinam, divided into 100 cents

  1. any of various former gold or silver coins of Germany, Austria, or the Netherlands

Origin of guilder

1
C15: changed from Middle Dutch gulden, literally: golden

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