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drachma::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | greek drachma |
| Type of | greek monetary unit |
drachma::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | drachm, dram |
| Type of | apothecaries' unit, apothecaries' weight |
Examples of drachma
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It raises questions about the potential consequences of a return to the drachma.
From the globalspin.blogs.time.com
A silver 20-drachma piece was issued in 1960, replacing the 20-drachma banknote.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Lawyers in Athens have been musing on the possibility of a return to the drachma.
From the economist.com
I mean, if they had the old drachma, you know, they'd have 200% inflation by now.
From the forbes.com
Now, I have concluded that Greece will leave the Euro, and return to the drachma.
From the economist.com
The best known types of gold staters are the 28 drachma Kyzikenos from Cyzicus.
From the en.wikipedia.org
From a distance, returning to the drachma seems like a great solution for Greece.
From the businessweek.com
Austerity will damage us for years to come, and so will the return of the drachma.
From the infowars.com
Greece, for example, cannot devalue the drachma to export its way out of its hole.
From the businessweek.com
- Dram: a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains
- Formerly the basic unit of money in Greece
- Drachma (Greek: u03B4u03C1u03B1u03C7u03BCu03AE Modern Greek:u00A0, Ancient Greek:u00A0; pl. drachmae or drachmas) was the currency used in Greece during several periods in its history:
- Drachma is a genus of moths of the Crambidae family.
- The standard Greek monetary unit. A small silver coin approximately equal to the Roman denarius.
- An ancient Greek silver coin weighing about 3 grams. The predecessor to the Roman denarius.
- Standard Silver coin of ancient Greece.
- A traditional unit of weight in Greece and the eastern Mediterranean. The drachma was a Greek coin, and the unit was originally the weight of the coin. In ancient times this was about 4.3 grams, but more recent versions are about 3.2 grams, 49.3 grains, or 0.113 ounce avoirdupois. ...
- The reintroduced currency of 2011
