guilder

or gil·der

[ gil-der ]

/ ˈgɪl dər /

noun

a silver or nickel coin and monetary unit of the Netherlands until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 cents; florin. Abbreviation: Gld., f., fl.

a former gold coin of the Netherlands; florin.

the monetary unit of the Netherlands Antilles and Suriname, equal to 100 cents.

the Austrian florin.

any of various gold coins formerly issued by German states.

Nearby words

Origin of guilder

1425–75; late Middle English gilder, guldren, with intrusive r < Middle Dutch gulden gulden

Also called gulden.

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Examples from the Web for guilder

Is it not charity to offer him half a guilder for that lace?
The Ghetto|Herman Heijermans
He couldn't do anything else; and he built a fifty guilder bridge to bar the Spider's crawl.
Held for Orders|Frank H. Spearman
In these respects, the Hundred Guilder print is a striking example.
Rembrandt and His Works|John Burnet
A marc is divided into 5120 onsena, 200 onsena of pure silver in a guilder.
Letters of David Ricardo to Thomas Robert Malthus, 1810-1823|David Ricardo

It was worth a guilder, he reflected; and stood waiting just inside the door, his men without.
The Mercenary|W. J. Eccott

British Dictionary definitions for guilder

guilder

gilder gulden

/ (ˈɡɪldə) /

noun plural -ders, -der, -dens or -den

Also called: florin the former standard monetary unit of the Netherlands, divided into 100 cents; replaced by the euro in 2002

the standard monetary unit of the Netherlands Antilles and Surinam, divided into 100 cents

any of various former gold or silver coins of Germany, Austria, or the Netherlands

Word Origin for guilder

C15: changed from Middle Dutch gulden, literally: golden

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Word Origin and History for guilder

guilder

Dutch coin, late 15c., probably from a mispronunciation of Middle Dutch gulden, literally "golden," in gulden (florijn) or some similar name for a golden coin (see golden).