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rix-dollar

[ riks-dol-er ]

noun

  1. any of various silver coins, as the Danish rigsdaler, the Dutch rijksdaalder, or the German reichsthaler, of about equal value.


rix-dollar

/ ˈrɪksˌdɒlə /

noun

  1. any of various former Scandinavian or Dutch small silver coins Also calledrijksdaalerrigsdaler
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of rix-dollar1

1590–1600; partial translation of obsolete Dutch rijksdaler ( rijksdaalder ); cognate with German Reichstaler reichsthaler, Danish rigsdaler rigsdaler
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rix-dollar1

C16: partial translation of obsolete Dutch rijksdaler; rijk realm, kingdom
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Example Sentences

On the following morning I paid my bill, and to my infinite trouble I saw that my whole wealth consisted in one rix dollar banco.

Accordingly the servant pushes surreptitiously a yellow rix-dollar into the psalm-book on the table.

They are sold at Aroo for an iron nail each, and at Banda for half a rix-dollar.

Martin was detained and carried to Batavia, where he was confined for life on an allowance of a rix-dollar a-day.

The sub-prior forced a rix-dollar on Gerard, and several brushes and colours out of the convent stock, which was very large.

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