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GUILDER (guilders)

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does guilder mean? 

GUILDER (noun)
  The noun GUILDER has 2 senses:

1. the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 centsplay

2. formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal to 100 centsplay

  Familiarity information: GUILDER used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GUILDER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

florin; guilder; gulden

Hypernyms ("guilder" is a kind of...):

Surinamese monetary unit (monetary unit in Suriname)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal to 100 cents

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

Dutch florin; florin; guilder; gulden

Hypernyms ("guilder" is a kind of...):

Dutch monetary unit (monetary unit in the Netherlands)

Meronyms (parts of "guilder"):

cent (a fractional monetary unit of several countries)


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