bolivares
- plural of bolivar.
Example Sentences
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For a time last year, workers could pull out of their pockets a dollar or two and maybe even some worthless bolivares, the local currency.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2023
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
He piles the cash up on the counter until there are 25 bundles, a jenga tower of bolivares.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2017
A dollar is worth about sixteen hundred bolivares at the moment.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 6, 2016
