dubbeltje

[ duhb-uhl-chuh, -tyuh ]

/ ˈdʌb əl tʃə, -tyə /

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a silver ten-cent piece of the Netherlands.

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1815–25; <Dutch, equivalent to dubbeldouble + -tje diminutive suffix; double the value of a 5-cent piece

Then will it cost you a dubbeltje; and it will go off at once.
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