dinar Definition
di·nar (di när′)
noun
the basic monetary unit of:
- Algeria
- Bahrain
- Iraq
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Libya
- Serbia
- Sudan
- 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.
Browse dictionary entries near dinar
- ‹ Dinah
- ‹ din-din
- ‹ din
- ‹ dimwit
- ‹ dimple
- ‹ dimout
- ‹ dimorphism
- ‹ dimmer
- ‹ dimity
- ‹ diminutive
- Dinaric Alps ›
- dindle ›
- dine ›
- diner ›
- dineric ›
- dinero ›
- Dinesen ›
- Dinesen, Isak ›
- dinette ›
- ding ›

