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guilder

Syllables: guild·er/ˈɡɪldə/US/ˈɡɪldɚ/

guilder noun: the former currency unit in the Netherlands, divided into 100 cents. Also the obsolete spelling of gilder.

Noun

guilder (plural guilders)

  1. The former currency unit in the Netherlands, divided into 100 cents.
    • [N]one ſhall be choſen to be a Commiſſioner in the Court at Amſterdam, vnleſſe he put ſix thouſand gilders ſtocke of his owne in the ſaid Companie; [...]1621, Orders and Articles Granted by the High and Mightie Lords the States General of the Vnited Provinces, Concerning the Erecting of a VVest Indian Companie: Together with the Priuiledges and...
    • On the Spuy is a good Dutch Inn, called the Hoff van Utrecht. The Price is a Gilder a Day, or a Shilling for the Dinner only.1743, [Henry Lawson], “The Manner in which Strangers Live at the Hague”, in A Description of Holland: Or, The Present State of the United Provinces. […], London: Printed for J. and P. Knapton, […]...
  2. The former currency unit in Suriname, divided into 100 cents.
  3. The current currency unit in the islands of the Caribbean Netherlands, divided into 100 cents.

Also used as

guilder is also the obsolete spelling of gilder.

guilder meaning in Malay

guilder in Malay

unit of currency
guilder

Forms of guilder

pluralguilders
alternative formgilder

Origin of guilder

From Middle Dutch gulden (“golden”).

Words formed from guilder

Words that rhyme with guilder

Questions about guilder

What does guilder mean?
Guilder means the former currency unit in the Netherlands, divided into 100 cents.
What is guilder in Malay?
Guilder in Malay is guilder. See Guilder meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is guilder?
Guilder is a noun.
How do you pronounce guilder?
Guilder is pronounced /ˈɡɪldə/ (UK).
What is the plural of guilder?
The plural of guilder is guilders.

Words near guilder in the dictionary

  1. guild
  2. guild-hall
  3. guild-halls
  4. guildable
  5. guilded
  6. guilder
  7. guilders
  8. Guilderson
  9. Guildersons
  10. Guildford
  11. Guildford Four

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