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dinar Definition

di·nar (di när)

noun

the basic monetary unit of:

  1. Algeria
  2. Bahrain
  3. Iraq
  4. Jordan
  5. Kuwait
  6. Libya
  7. Serbia
  8. Sudan
  9. Tunisia

Etymology: Ar dīnār < LGr dēnarion < L denarius: see denarius

dinar Finance Definition

The currency unit of Algeria, comprised of 100 centimes; of Iraq, Kuwait, and Bahrain, comprised of 1000 fils; of Jordan, comprised of 100 piasters; of Libya, comprised of 100 dirhams; of Sudan, comprised of 10 pounds; of Tunisia, comprised of 1,000 millimes; and of Yugoslavia, comprised of 100 paras.

dinar Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • cost: On the other hand, CDs cost 2,250 Iraqi dinars about $ 1.75.
  • use: The Islamic Dinar Malaysia has suggested that its trading partners in the Islamic world should all use the gold dinar.
  • fine: They were also fined 10,000 Kuwaiti dinars ( $ 32,000 ) each.
  • get: They get six dinars apiece from the refugee commission.
  • pay: They are to pay one hundred dinars every year, in Rajab, full weight and good money.
  • have: Serbia still has the dinar, but Montenegro has the euro.

Adjective modifier

  • Swiss: But the new notes will instead be a version of the Swiss dinar, which is not only economically but also politically more desirable.
  • Iraqi: The cost is just 250 Iraqi dinars, or about 12 cents, a bargain in this neighborhood.
  • gold: The Islamic Dinar Malaysia has suggested that its trading partners in the Islamic world should all use the gold dinar.
  • Jordanian: One month before this happened the bank had foreign exchange problems and the Jordanian dinar was devaluing every day.
  • new: A ' Kurdish dinar ' now equals 100 new Iraqi dinars.
  • Tunisian: You will find plenty of banks with hole-in-the-wall cash machines, too, where you can draw Tunisian dinars on your debit card.

Noun used with modifier

gold: No Malaysian gold dinar coins have ever been issued.

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  6. dimout
  7. dimorphism
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  10. diminutive
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  3. dine
  4. diner
  5. dineric
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