doit
Americannoun
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Also duit an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
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a bit or trifle.
noun
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a former small copper coin of the Netherlands
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a trifle
Etymology
Origin of doit
First recorded in 1585–95, doit is from the Dutch word duit
Example Sentences
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Une sanction à la hauteur doit être immédiatement prononcée.
From Washington Post • Nov. 4, 2022
Le vandalisme n’a pas sa place dans notre démocratie et la statue doit être restaurée.
From BBC • Aug. 30, 2020
Toute réclamation concernant le Concours doit être envoyée à cette adresse.
From The Guardian • Oct. 1, 2012
Appealing to an animal whose superior intelligence he recognized, Ravelli said in the French language— "Est ce que ton m�itre doit chanter?"
From The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 by Mapleson, James H.
Friends now fast sworn, On a dissension of a doit, break out To bitterest enmity.
From Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There by Hazlitt, William
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