guilder
Americannoun
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a silver or nickel coin and monetary unit of the Netherlands until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 cents; florin. Gld., f., fl.
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a former gold coin of the Netherlands; florin.
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the monetary unit of the Netherlands Antilles and Suriname, equal to 100 cents.
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the Austrian florin.
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any of various gold coins formerly issued by German states.
noun
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Also called: florin. the former standard monetary unit of the Netherlands, divided into 100 cents; replaced by the euro in 2002
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the standard monetary unit of the Netherlands Antilles and Surinam, divided into 100 cents
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any of various former gold or silver coins of Germany, Austria, or the Netherlands
Etymology
Origin of guilder
1425–75; late Middle English gilder, guldren, with intrusive r < Middle Dutch gulden gulden
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Example Sentences
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Riding a white bike was no longer free of charge; it cost one guilder per trip and payment was made with a chip card developed by Postbank, a Dutch bank.
From The Guardian • Apr. 26, 2016
Keynes did correctly predict that France and the Netherlands would eventually abandon the gold standard in the 1930s, leading to declines in the franc and guilder.
From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2016
Revenue from gas exports pushed the Dutch guilder so high that the country’s other exports became too expensive to compete in international markets.
From Slate • Feb. 26, 2014
Some European central bankers foresee a series of upward revaluations, in about a year or 18 months, of the Swiss and Belgian francs, the Dutch guilder, the Japanese yen, and probably the German mark again.
From Time Magazine Archive
I was startled to see a lead guilder around his neck.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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