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dalasi Tweet Definition of dalasi Like Definition of dalasi on Facebook
noun 
  1. The currency of The Gambia, divided into 100 bututs
     
denier Tweet Definition of denier Like Definition of denier on Facebook
noun 
  1. An old French coin worth one-twelfth of a sou.
  2. A unit of measure of the fineness of fiber or yarn that is equal to one gram per 9,000 meters.
     
Deutsche Mark Tweet Definition of Deutsche Mark Like Definition of Deutsche Mark on Facebook
noun (s, pl2=Deutsche Mark)
  1. The former currency unit of Germany, now replaced by the Euro, abbreviated as DM or DEM.
     
dime Tweet Definition of dime Like Definition of dime on Facebook
noun 
  1. : A coin worth one-tenth of a dollar. The physical coin is smaller than a penny.
  2. (italbrac-colon, Canada) A coin worth one-tenth of a Canadian dollar.
  3. : an 'assist' (basketball)
  4. (slang) A playing card with the rank of ten
verb 
  1. To tell on somebody, to turn them in to the authorities, to rat on them.
Example: Somebody dimed on me and I got arrested for selling marijuana.
     
dinar Tweet Definition of dinar Like Definition of dinar on Facebook
noun 
  1. Name of official currency of several countries, including Algeria, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Serbia and Montenegro, Sudan, Yemen and Tunisia.
     
dirham Tweet Definition of dirham Like Definition of dirham on Facebook
noun 
  1. A unit of currency used with varying value in many Arabic countries, including Morocco, the United Arab Emirates, Libya and Qatar.
     
Dobra Tweet Definition of Dobra Like Definition of Dobra on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. A Romanian surname.
     
doit Tweet Definition of doit Like Definition of doit on Facebook
noun 
  1. (historical) A small Dutch coin, equivalent to one-eighth of a stiver.
  2. (archaic) A small amount; a bit, a jot.
  • 1819: "Speak out, ye Saxon dogs " what bid ye for your worthless lives? " How say you, you of Rotherwood?" "Not a I," answered poor Wamba. " Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
     
dollar Tweet Definition of dollar Like Definition of dollar on Facebook
noun 
  1. Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, Australia, the United States, Hong Kong, and elsewhere. Its symbol is $.
     
dollar sign Tweet Definition of dollar sign Like Definition of dollar sign on Facebook
noun 
  1. punctuation symbol $ is used to indicate a price in dollars. The total with tax is $1.05.
  2. in certain computer languages (such as PHP) to indicate a variable.
  3. in some computer languages it may be used to indicate a hexadecimal constant.
  4. in some computer languages it may be used to indicate a constant.
  5. in certain computer languages (such as BASIC) to indicate a variable or a constant contains text (a string) as opposed to a number.
     
dong Tweet Definition of dong Like Definition of dong on Facebook
noun 
  1. The currency of Vietnam, 100 xus
  2. (slang) The penis; a dildo, specifically a synthetic anatomical replica of the penis
  3. onomatopoeia for the sound made by a bell with a low pitch
     
double eagle Tweet Definition of double eagle Like Definition of double eagle on Facebook
noun 
  1. (golf) Three under par, one stroke short of an ace (a hole in one) on a par 5 hole.
     
drachma Tweet Definition of drachma Like Definition of drachma on Facebook
noun (drachmae or drachmas)
  1. The currency of Greece from ancient times until 2001, with the symbol �, since replaced by the euro.
     
ducat Tweet Definition of ducat Like Definition of ducat on Facebook
noun 
  1. (historical) A gold coin minted by various European nations.
  2. Money in general.
  3. A dollar (and, by extension, a euro, eurodollar).
     

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