drachma
noun
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 lepta. dr., drch.
drachmas
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pluralof drachma.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Shylock, a comic villain as well as a suffering father, wept copiously after his daughter ran away from home with suitcases full of jewels and drachmas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2016
His high-end wines, gathered from vineyards that stretch across his country’s verdant hills, would be more competitive abroad if his costs at home were in weak drachmas.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 2, 2015
Foreign businesses with operations in Greece have been demanding payment up front from local customers, lest they later have to accept devalued drachmas.
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2012
So if you are a local producer, you just get a whole lot more drachmas for your product, but you are paying your workers less.
From Economist ● May 17, 2012
Inside were fresh clothes for all of us, twenty bucks in cash, a pouch full of golden drachmas, and a bag of Double Stuf Oreos.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
