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ducats

ducats is the plural of ducat.

Meaning of ducat

Noun

ducat (plural ducats)

  1. (historical) A gold coin minted by various European nations.
    • Shylock: "My daughter! O my ducats! Fled with a Christian! O my Christian ducats! Justice! the law! my ducats, and my daughter!..."c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
  2. (informal) A coin of the major denomination (dollar, euro, etc.); money in general.
  3. (US, slang) A ticket.
    • Ned Beaumont said, "Well, I've got a ducat that reads to there, anyway.1972 [1931], Dashiell Hammett, “IV. The Dog House”, in The Glass Key, Vintage Books, page 73

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Proper noun capitalized: Ducats

Ducats

  1. (plural) plural of Ducat

Questions about ducats

What is ducats the plural of?
Ducats is the plural of ducat.
What part of speech is ducats?
Ducats is a proper noun.

Words near ducats in the dictionary

  1. ducatones
  2. ducatoni
  3. ducatons
  4. ducatoon
  5. ducatoons
  6. ducats
  7. Ducci
  8. Ducci sequence
  9. Ducci sequences
  10. duce
  11. duceavil

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