bolivar
noun
a coin and monetary unit of Venezuela, equal to 100 centimos. B.
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Bolívar
BolívarnounSimón El Libertador, 1783–1830, Venezuelan statesman: leader of revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule.
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Bolivar
BolivarnounSimon (siˈmon). 1783–1830, South American soldier and liberator. He drove the Spaniards from Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru and hoped to set up a republican confederation, but was prevented by separatist movements in Venezuela and Colombia (1829–30). Upper Peru became a separate state and was called Bolivia in his honour
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bolívar
bolívarnounthe standard monetary unit of Venezuela, equal to 100 céntimos
bolivar
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[bol-uh-ver, buh-lee-vahr, baw-lee-vahr ]
/ ˈbɒl ə vər, bəˈli vɑr, bɔˈli vɑr /
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bolivars,
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bolivares
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Bolívar
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[buh-lee-vahr, baw-lee-vahr]
/ bəˈli vɑr, bɔˈli ḇɑr /
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Simón El Libertador, 1783–1830, Venezuelan statesman: leader of revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule.
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Pico Bolívar, a mountain in western Venezuela, in the Cordillera Mérida: highest elevation in Venezuela. 16,411 feet (5,007 meters).
Bolivar
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/ ˈbɒlɪˌvɑː, boˈliβar /
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bolívar
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/ ˈbɒlɪˌvɑː, boˈliβar /
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Etymology
Origin of bolivar
First recorded in 1880–85; from Latin American Spanish, named after Simón Bolívar
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Promising better days ahead for her long-suffering compatriots, Rodriguez has ploughed $300 million from a first US sale of Venezuelan crude into shoring up the country's ailing currency, the bolivar.
From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 2026
This week she ploughed $300 million from a US-brokered oil sale into propping up the ailing national currency, the bolivar.
From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026
It also has offered a financial lifeline to everyday Venezuelans racked by the tumbling value of their home currency, the bolivar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026
On Binance, the crypto exchange where many Venezuelans trade the beleaguered local bolivar currency, one U.S. dollar fetched more than 800 bolivars, compared with the central bank’s official rate of 308.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
Higher oil prices during the second half 1999 took pressure off the budget and currency; the bolivar is widely believed to be overvalued by as much as 50%.
From The 2000 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
While having a drink in a bar shortly after arriving in Venezuela, he carelessly made a slighting comment about Simón Bolívar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
His plan to hold his inauguration at a military garrison in the south of the country rather than at the traditional Plaza de Bolívar in Bogotá seems a good start.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
He has been the music director of the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra since 1999.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
The four of them are now sleeping in their vehicle in a car park at the Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
Then he slowly made his way up past the Cathedral and into the Plaza de Simón Bolívar.
From Carmen Ariza by Charles Francis Stocking
In the early 1800s, Bolivar led what is now Venezuela and five other countries to independence from the Spanish Empire.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026
Some companies with long-stalled projects in southern Bolivar state began positioning themselves to return.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
"We swear absolute loyalty and subordination," said Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino, who presented Rodriguez with the ceremonial baton and sword of independence hero Simon Bolivar.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
Chávez, a former army officer inspired by Marxist thinkers and revolutionaries such as Simón Bolivar and Fidel Castro, was one of the most consequential political figures in recent Latin American history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 19, 2026
The next week, at the Parque Bolivar, I’m sitting on a bench in the shade, watching some children play by the fountain.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
While the bolívar remains the official currency, the dollar serves as an alternative and benchmark, with both an official exchange rate and a “parallel,” free-market value.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
Meanwhile, the inflation rate of the bolívar was spiraling out of control.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2021
And the only reason you get other units being used, like the Venezuelan bolívar, it’s small change.
From The Verge ● Apr. 6, 2021
José knew that in order to leave he would need US dollars, but the value of the Venezuelan currency, the bolívar, had sunk so low they were virtually unobtainable.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2020
The bolívar, the national currency, is worthless, and goods are paid for in gold or reals, the Brazilian currency.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2019
For a time last year, workers could pull out of their pockets a dollar or two and maybe even some worthless bolivares, the local currency.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2023
One big problem is that most Venezuelans earn their salaries in bolivares, the national currency, and don’t have easy access to dollars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2022
Some teachers will remain absent for fear of getting sick or because of low salaries, she said, adding that the maximum monthly salary for her members is 118 bolivares, equivalent to $27.
From Reuters ● Oct. 25, 2021
He piles the cash up on the counter until there are 25 bundles, a jenga tower of bolivares.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2017
It has been reported that high-denomination bills will be issued in December, but for now the largest Venezuelan note is still a hundred bolivares.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 6, 2016
In the hyperinflation of July 2021, sinking your teeth into one of these would have set you back 16.02 million bolivars.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
"Ten years ago, money had value, you could save. Now it's worth nothing," Marín explains, holding up a handful of bolivars.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
The platform allowed users to exchange bolivars for dollar-pegged stablecoins that were more likely to hold their value.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
That marks a 479.25 percent increase from the rate of 52.02 bolivars to the dollar posted in early 2025.
From Barron's ● Jan. 1, 2026
Narrow-brimmed hats were royalist, and were called morillos; liberals wore hats with wide brims, which were called bolivars.
From Les Misérables by Isabel Florence Hapgood
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