Gulden
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 An old currency of the Netherlands (and its former overseas territory the Netherlands Antilles or the Dutch East Indies). historical
"The wheel spun and stopped at 13. I had lost! With a feeling like a sick qualm, as though I would like to make my way out of the crowd and go home, I staked another fifty gulden—this time on the red."
- 2 formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal to 100 cents wordnet
- 3 the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents wordnet
Example
More examples"The wheel spun and stopped at 13. I had lost! With a feeling like a sick qualm, as though I would like to make my way out of the crowd and go home, I staked another fifty gulden—this time on the red."
Etymology
From Middle English, from Middle Dutch gulden (florijn) (“golden (florin)”).