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guil·der  (gldr)
n.
The primary unit of currency in the Netherlands before the adoption of the euro.
[Middle English gilder, alteration of Middle Dutch gulden, golden; see ghel-2 in Indo-European roots.]
guilder, gilder [ˈgɪldə], gulden
n pl -ders, -der, -dens -den
1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) the former standard monetary unit of the Netherlands, divided into 100 cents; replaced by the euro in 2002 Also called florin
2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) the standard monetary unit of the Netherlands Antilles and Surinam, divided into 100 cents
3. (Historical Terms) any of various former gold or silver coins of Germany, Austria, or the Netherlands
[changed from Middle Dutch gulden, literally: golden]
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Noun1.guilderguilder - the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents
florin, gulden
Surinamese monetary unit - monetary unit in Suriname
2.guilder - formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal to 100 cents
Dutch florin, florin, gulden
cent - a fractional monetary unit of several countries
Dutch monetary unit - monetary unit in the Netherlands
Translations
guilder [ˈgɪldə>ʳ] N (guilders or guilder (pl)) → florín m (holandés)
guilder
n → Gulden m


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1610, a fact which proved that they were guilders of Van Baerle the father and of Van Baerle the grandfather; but we will inform the reader at once that these three or four hundred thousand guilders were only the pocket money, or sort of purse, for Cornelius van Baerle, the hero of this story, as his landed property in the province yielded him an income of about ten thousand guilders a year.
The Black Tulip by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
So it be well for you, my Lord, to pay old Til well and add a few guilders for the peace of her tongue if you would that your prisoner find peace in old Til's house.
The Outlaw of Torn by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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