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• bolivar
  bolivar

  noun

  a coin and monetary unit of Venezuela, equal to 100 centimos. B.
• Bolívar
  Bolívar

  noun

  Simón El Libertador, 1783–1830, Venezuelan statesman: leader of revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule.
• Bolivar
  Bolivar

  noun

  Simon (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
• bolívar
  bolívar

  noun

  the standard monetary unit of Venezuela, equal to 100 céntimos

bolivar

¹ American  

[bol-uh-ver, buh-lee-vahr, baw-lee-vahr] / ˈbɒl ə vər, bəˈli vɑr, bɔˈli vɑr /

noun

bolivars, plural bolivares plural

1. a coin and monetary unit of Venezuela, equal to 100 centimos. B.

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Bolívar ² American  

[buh-lee-vahr, baw-lee-vahr] / bəˈli vɑr, bɔˈli ḇɑr /

noun

1. Simón El Libertador, 1783–1830, Venezuelan statesman: leader of revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule.

2. Pico Bolívar, a mountain in western Venezuela, in the Cordillera Mérida: highest elevation in Venezuela. 16,411 feet (5,007 meters).

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Bolivar ¹ British  

/ ˈbɒlɪˌvɑː, boˈliβar /

noun

1. Simon (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 ² British  

/ ˈbɒlɪˌvɑː, boˈliβar /

noun

1. the standard monetary unit of Venezuela, equal to 100 céntimos

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• bolivares
  plural
• bolivars
  plural

Etymology

Origin of bolivar

First recorded in 1880–85; from Latin American Spanish, named after Simón Bolívar

Example Sentences

One of the few trusted economic indicators in Venezuela is the amount of U.S. dollars that Americans are pumping into the country, stemming the depreciation of the local bolivar currency.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Rodriguez has already ploughed $300 million from a first US sale of Venezuelan crude into shoring up the country's struggling currency, the bolivar.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

Few global currencies have had more spectacular declines than the bolivar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 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

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