bolivar
noun
a coin and monetary unit of Venezuela, equal to 100 centimos. B.
bolivars
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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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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
Those funds are then exchanged for bolivars through banks, informal trading counters and government-authorized crypto exchanges such as Kontigo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
"If we earn 20 bolivars, we need 50," informal merchant Jacinto Moreno, 64, told AFP in downtown Caracas.
From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2025
Narrow-brimmed hats were royalist, and were called morillos; liberals wore hats with wide brims, which were called bolivars.
From Les Misérables by Isabel Florence Hapgood
