bolivar
noun
a coin and monetary unit of Venezuela, equal to 100 centimos. B.
bolivares
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pluralof bolivar.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
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
Mariana Leon, a crypto-economics consultant, said she has helped several companies in the sugar, chocolate and rum industries invest their bolivares in cryptocurrencies, keeping them in business even while other companies shuttered operations.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2017
With the value of the bolivar at a record low, his 1.25m bolivares will get him just 14 sacks of sugar here in Brazil.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2017
A dollar is worth about sixteen hundred bolivares at the moment.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 6, 2016
