bolivar
noun
a coin and monetary unit of Venezuela, equal to 100 centimos. B.
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Bolívar
BolívarnounSimón El Libertador, 1783–1830, Venezuelan statesman: leader of revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule.
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Bolivar
BolivarnounSimon (siˈmon). 1783–1830, South American soldier and liberator. He drove the Spaniards from Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru and hoped to set up a republican confederation, but was prevented by separatist movements in Venezuela and Colombia (1829–30). Upper Peru became a separate state and was called Bolivia in his honour
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bolívar
bolívarnounthe standard monetary unit of Venezuela, equal to 100 céntimos
bolivar
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[bol-uh-ver, buh-lee-vahr, baw-lee-vahr ]
/ ˈbɒl ə vər, bəˈli vɑr, bɔˈli vɑr /
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bolivars,
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bolivares
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Bolívar
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[buh-lee-vahr, baw-lee-vahr]
/ bəˈli vɑr, bɔˈli ḇɑr /
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Simón El Libertador, 1783–1830, Venezuelan statesman: leader of revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule.
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Pico Bolívar, a mountain in western Venezuela, in the Cordillera Mérida: highest elevation in Venezuela. 16,411 feet (5,007 meters).
Bolivar
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/ ˈbɒlɪˌvɑː, boˈliβar /
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bolívar
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/ ˈbɒlɪˌvɑː, boˈliβar /
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Etymology
Origin of bolivar
First recorded in 1880–85; from Latin American Spanish, named after Simón Bolívar
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Years of hyperinflation—estimated by the IMF at 65,370% in 2018—has left the country’s bolivar currency virtually worthless.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
This week, interim President Delcy Rodriguez said her country had received $300 million from Washington's sale of Venezuelan crude -- money used to prop up the ailing local currency, the bolivar.
From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026
Venezuela's interim leader Delcy Rodriguez said Tuesday that her country has received $300 million from a US sale of Venezuelan crude and she will use it to prop up her country's battered currency, the bolivar.
From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026
It also has offered a financial lifeline to everyday Venezuelans racked by the tumbling value of their home currency, the bolivar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026
Higher oil prices during the second half 1999 took pressure off the budget and currency; the bolivar is widely believed to be overvalued by as much as 50%.
From The 2000 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
While having a drink in a bar shortly after arriving in Venezuela, he carelessly made a slighting comment about Simón Bolívar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
La Guaira is home to the country’s second-largest seaport and Simón Bolívar International Airport.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
One reason Dudamel was happy in Venezuela was his position as music director of the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra, part of El Sistema, the country’s famed music education program.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
Even Símon Bolívar, Venezuela’s “El Libertador,” looked the other way when his cronies squandered the finances of the country.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
When dinner was over and the wine finished, the party adjourned to the café Bolívar, but Grahame went with misgivings.
From The Coast of Adventure by Harold Bindloss
In the early 1800s, Bolivar led what is now Venezuela and five other countries to independence from the Spanish Empire.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026
American airmen were already helping to restore traffic at Simon Bolivar International Airport near Caracas, which was also damaged in one of the worst quake disasters in Latin American history.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
“We are not criminals for coming out,” said Keyver Sequera, 28 years old, a computer-programming student at Simón Bolivar University.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
In her remarks, Machado described the story of military general who fought in America's Revolutionary War who had given a medal to Simon Bolivar, one of the founding father's of modern Venezuela.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026
“Any idea why Eliot Bolivar stopped writing poems for the parish magazine?”
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
While the bolívar remains the official currency, the dollar serves as an alternative and benchmark, with both an official exchange rate and a “parallel,” free-market value.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
Moreover, the exchange rate of gold, RuneScape’s in-game currency, to real-world money was relatively stable in comparison to the bolívar, Venezuela’s currency.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2021
And the only reason you get other units being used, like the Venezuelan bolívar, it’s small change.
From The Verge ● Apr. 6, 2021
José knew that in order to leave he would need US dollars, but the value of the Venezuelan currency, the bolívar, had sunk so low they were virtually unobtainable.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2020
Hyperinflation has made the Venezuelan bolívar practically worthless.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2019
One big problem is that most Venezuelans earn their salaries in bolivares, the national currency, and don’t have easy access to dollars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2022
Guerra said the year-over-year inflation rate in bolivares for clothing reached 2,265.6% in October — far above the overall rate.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2021
Some teachers will remain absent for fear of getting sick or because of low salaries, she said, adding that the maximum monthly salary for her members is 118 bolivares, equivalent to $27.
From Reuters ● Oct. 25, 2021
He also said that workers would receive 2.2m bolivares in meal tickets,
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2018
Liendo charges forty-five bolivares a trip—less than a nickel.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 6, 2016
In the hyperinflation of July 2021, sinking your teeth into one of these would have set you back 16.02 million bolivars.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
Fishing is the main occupation in Guaca, and fishermen like Marín are paid in the Venezuelan currency, bolivars.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
On Binance, the crypto exchange where many Venezuelans trade the beleaguered local bolivar currency, one U.S. dollar fetched more than 800 bolivars, compared with the central bank’s official rate of 308.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
Venezuela's central bank on Wednesday set the official rate at 301.37 bolivars to the US dollar, a rate in effect until January 2.
From Barron's ● Jan. 1, 2026
"Oh, some blue ribbons, and candy," said Bo-peep, "bolivars, and chocolate drops, and such things."
From Harper's Young People, July 6, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various
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