gourde
Americannoun
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gourdes
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of gourde
1855–60; < French, noun use of feminine of gourd dull, slow, heavy < Latin gurdus dull, obtuse
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Jean Baden Dubois, Haiti's central bank governor, said the economy would likely contract by 0.4% this year, following a sharp depreciation of the gourde currency.
From Reuters ● Aug. 22, 2022
In addition, the Haitian gourde depreciated more than 50% in the past year, and inflation remains above 10%, which has reduced purchasing power, said Haitian economist Enomy Germain.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 21, 2021
Opposition-backed protests against the government dragged Haiti into recession in 2019 before the coronavirus pandemic even hit, and a steady deprecation in the gourde currency has put pressure on businesses heavily reliant on foreign imports.
From Reuters ● Aug. 18, 2021
Since the War, U. S. financial physicians have gone to the far corners of the earth to stabilize the peso, sucre, zloty, pengo, gourde, piaster, cordoba.
From Time Magazine Archive
He showed his watch and held out a twenty-five gourde bill.
From Plotting in Pirate Seas by C. A. (Charles A.) Federer
Next to him is a small cardboard box with several banknotes worth 10 Haitian gourdes — about 7 U.S. cents.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2024
"With 500 gourdes per day, without any government subsidies, we cannot meet our needs while the price of basic goods, transport costs have increased," said St Eloi, coordinator for the National Union of Haitian Workers.
From Reuters ● Feb. 17, 2022
About 50 Haitians managed to raise 25,000 gourdes — about $250 — for a spot on his battered wooden boat, parts of which were rotting.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 20, 2021
I don’t have 10 gourdes to my name.
From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2010
I wanted to buy a straw hat from one of the ladies, but she would not sell it to me for the last two gourdes I have left in change.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
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