guilder
/gil-der/US // ˈgɪl dər //UK // (ˈɡɪldə) //
吉尔德,盾牌,盾牌手,贵德
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a silver or nickel coin and monetary unit of the Netherlands until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 cents; florin. Abbreviation: Gld., f., fl.
- : a former gold coin of the Netherlands; florin.
- : the monetary unit of the Netherlands Antilles and Suriname, equal to 100 cents.
- : the Austrian florin.
- : any of various gold coins formerly issued by German states.
Examples
A kwartje is a small silver coin worth one quarter of a guilder, or 10 cents in American currency.
Every week we had a guilder left over, sometimes more; for the father worked extra hours, and could get high pay for his labor.
Caspar promised to follow the advice of Peter, declaring that he would spend every guilder he possessed to aid his object.
In Germany and Holland the price of a room per day is a florin or guilder—about forty-three cents.
Twenty stivers made one florin or guilder, and three guilders one ducat.
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