dalasi
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of dalasi
from a Gambian native name
Example Sentences
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In his pocket he had five Gambian dalasi - about 80p or $1.20 - that he had saved from the change when sent on an errand to the village shop.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2015
No wonder the local currency, the dalasi, fell by 12% against the dollar last year.
From Economist ● Jan. 29, 2015
To prop up the dalasi the central bank has raised interest rates from 12% to 22% over the past two years.
From Economist ● Jan. 29, 2015
The government recently injected an “initial amount” of 50 million dalasis, or about $1 million, into the commission’s trust fund, saying the money came from the sale of Jammeh’s assets.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 13, 2019
Unlike the Trust Bank account that the charity used for everyday expenses, this one held dollars, not dalasis, the local currency, and had far more money.
From Reuters ● Feb. 24, 2017
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