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rigsdaler

[ rigz-dah-leyr ]

noun

  1. a former silver coin of Denmark, equal to 16 skillings; rix-dollar.


rigsdaler

/ ˈrɪɡzˌdɑːlə /

noun

  1. another word for rix-dollar
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of rigsdaler1

From Danish, dating back to 1590–1600; rix-dollar
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Example Sentences

All the same, it would be a terrible thing to destroy such a value as 90 Rigsdaler seemed to be.

If you pull the rope at a wrong time you will cut the expensive rope through, and it cost 90 Rigsdaler!

I was obliged to borrow six Rigsdaler (a sum of a little over thirteen shillings) from my old protector.

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