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Straits dollar

[ streyts ]

noun

  1. a former silver coin and monetary unit of the Straits Settlements.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Straits dollar1

First recorded in 1905–10
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Example Sentences

There were a thousand Chinese in Singapore who would cut a man's throat for a Straits dollar.

Millions for justice but not a plugged Straits dollar for graft.

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