Guilder
noun
An old unit of money used in the Netherlands.
In the past, people in the Netherlands used guilders to pay for goods and services.
Often appears as...
- dutch guilder
- gold guilder
noun
An old unit of money used in the Netherlands.
In the past, people in the Netherlands used guilders to pay for goods and services.
Often appears as...
- dutch guilder
- gold guilder
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Currency
Understand 'guilder' as an obsolete currency, replaced by the euro in 2002.
The guilder ceased being legal tender after the euro was introduced.
Pro Tip 2/3Regional Usage
Recognize that 'guilder' specifically refers to Dutch currency, not used globally.
Tourists to the Netherlands before 2002 would exchange their money for guilders.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Reference
Link 'guilder' to Dutch history and culture as part of understanding its context.
Many Dutch paintings were once bought with guilders.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Currency
Understand 'guilder' as an obsolete currency, replaced by the euro in 2002.
The guilder ceased being legal tender after the euro was introduced.
Pro Tip 2/3Regional Usage
Recognize that 'guilder' specifically refers to Dutch currency, not used globally.
Tourists to the Netherlands before 2002 would exchange their money for guilders.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Reference
Link 'guilder' to Dutch history and culture as part of understanding its context.
Many Dutch paintings were once bought with guilders.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Currency
Understand 'guilder' as an obsolete currency, replaced by the euro in 2002.
The guilder ceased being legal tender after the euro was introduced.
Pro Tip 2/3Regional Usage
Recognize that 'guilder' specifically refers to Dutch currency, not used globally.
Tourists to the Netherlands before 2002 would exchange their money for guilders.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Reference
Link 'guilder' to Dutch history and culture as part of understanding its context.
Many Dutch paintings were once bought with guilders.
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Quote examples
Paul Heyse
German Writer
In the spring of 1854, some of my publications persuaded King Maximilian II of Bavaria to offer me, at the suggestion of Emanuel Geibel, a position in Munich with an annual salary of 1000 guilders, to take part in his so-called symposia, weekly soirees at which scholars and poets were gathered.
Quote examples
Paul Heyse
German Writer
In the spring of 1854, some of my publications persuaded King Maximilian II of Bavaria to offer me, at the suggestion of Emanuel Geibel, a position in Munich with an annual salary of 1000 guilders, to take part in his so-called symposia, weekly soirees at which scholars and poets were gathered.
Example 1 of 1
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