Guilder

//ˈɡɪldə// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The former currency unit in the Netherlands, divided into 100 cents.

    "[N]one ſhall be choſen to be a Commiſſioner in the Court at Amſterdam, vnleſſe he put ſix thouſand gilders ſtocke of his owne in the ſaid Companie; [...]"

  2. 2
    Obsolete spelling of gilder (“one who gilds”). alt-of, obsolete

    "A lady ſhould, indeed, ſtudie her face, when wee thinke ſhee ſleepes: nor, when the dores are ſhut, ſhould men bee inquiring, all is ſacred within, then. [...] you ſee guilders will not worke, but inclos'd. They muſt not diſcouer, how little ſerues, with the helpe of art, to adorne a great deale."

  3. 3
    formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal to 100 cents wordnet
  4. 4
    The former currency unit in Suriname, divided into 100 cents.
  5. 5
    the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents wordnet
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  1. 6
    The current currency unit in the islands of the Caribbean Netherlands, divided into 100 cents.

Synonyms

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centcolondollardutch florinflorinfranc

Example

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"One stiver would get you five liquorice roots, so every guilder would get you sixty!"

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gulden (“golden”).

Related phrases

netherlands antilles

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