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Currency of Rhodesia from 1970 to 1980
The Rhodesian dollar (R$ or Rh$, RHD) was the currency of Rhodesia between 1970 and 1980. It was subdivided into 100 cents. The dollar was introduced on
Rhodesian_dollar
Currency of Rhodesia from 1965 to 1970
8. In 1970, the pound was replaced by the dollar, at a rate of £1 Rhodesian = $2 Rhodesian, so $1 Rhodesian was US$1.40. In 1964, coins were introduced
Rhodesian_pound
Banknotes issued for Zimbabwean currency
dollar between July 1981 an April 1982, and replaced those of the Rhodesian dollar at par: banknotes (and later bearer cheques) of the first dollar circulated
Banknotes_of_Zimbabwe
The historical Rhodesian dollar was subdivided into a number of smaller values that were issued as coins. All Rhodesian decimal coins were designed by
Coins_of_the_Rhodesian_dollar
National emblem of Zimbabwe
Rhodesia, as well as on banknotes and coins (first on the Rhodesian pound and then on the Rhodesian dollar). It probably represents the bateleur eagle (Terathopius
Zimbabwe_Bird
Currency of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 2009
period of hyperinflation. The Zimbabwean dollar was introduced in 1980 to directly replace the Rhodesian dollar (which had been introduced in 1970) at par
Zimbabwean_dollar_(1980–2009)
Former unrecognised state in Southern Africa (1965–1979)
effort to delay the transition to black majority rule, the white Southern Rhodesian cabinet issued a unilateral declaration of independence (UDI) from the
Rhodesia
Standard defining codes for currencies
ISO 3166-1. The fifth Zimbabwean dollar, formerly the RTGS dollar until 24 June 2019, reuses ZWL: the fourth Zimbabwean dollar also used the code, from 2 February
ISO_4217
Country in Southeastern Africa
Rhodesia, as well as on banknotes and coins (first on Rhodesian pound and then Rhodesian dollar). It probably represents the bateleur eagle or the African
Zimbabwe
Puerto Rican dollar – Puerto Rico Rhodesian dollar – Rhodesia RTGS dollar – Zimbabwe Saint Kitts dollar – Saint Kitts Saint Lucia dollar – Saint Lucia
List_of_currencies
Name of monetary currency
Australian dollar, the New Zealand dollar, the Jamaican dollar, the Cayman Islands dollar, the Fiji dollar, the Namibian dollar, the Rhodesian dollar, the Zimbabwe
Dollar
British colony in Africa (1923–1980)
white settler emigration and turnover. In the Second World War, Southern Rhodesian colonial forces actively participated and the war caused an economic boom
Southern_Rhodesia
1964–1979 conflict in Southern Africa
The Rhodesian Bush War, also known as the Rhodesian Civil War, Second Chimurenga and the Zimbabwe War of Independence, was a civil conflict from July
Rhodesian_Bush_War
Currency of Hawaii from 1847 to 1898
The dollar or dala was the currency of Hawaii between 1847 and 1898. It was equal to the United States dollar and was also divided into 100 cents or keneta
Hawaiian_dollar
1965 statement
reconstitution as a republic, with the new Rhodesian dollar replacing the pound at a rate of two dollars to each pound. Following the republic's formal
Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence
Rhodesia's_Unilateral_Declaration_of_Independence
of these coins - and the designer of both sides of the coins of the Rhodesian dollar as well. On November 11, 1965, Rhodesia was declared by Prime Minister
Coins_of_the_Rhodesian_pound
Unit of currency
replaced by the Prince Edward Island dollar) Rhodesian pound (1964 until 1970 in Rhodesia, replaced by the Rhodesian dollar) Rhodesia and Nyasaland pound (1955-1964
Pound_(currency)
Currency of Malawi
namely the British pound sterling, the South African rand, and the Rhodesian dollar, that had previously circulated through the Malawian economy. The exchange
Malawian_kwacha
Aksumite currency Mogadishu currency Dollar Rhodesian dollar Sierra Leonean dollar Zimbabwean dollar Zimbabwean dollar (2019–2024) Dinar – Sudan Ekwele (Ekuele)
List_of_historical_currencies
Ethnic group in Zimbabwe
is being considered for merging. › White Zimbabweans (formerly White Rhodesians) are an ethnocultural Southern African people of European descent. Most
White_Zimbabweans
1979-1980 unrecognised state in Southern Africa
Declaration of Independence (UDI) in 1965. Following the 1980 Southern Rhodesian general election, the country was granted internationally-recognised independence
Zimbabwe_Rhodesia
Currency of Guyana
The Guyanese dollar (currency sign: $, G$ and GY$; ISO: GYD) has been the unit of account in Guyana (formerly British Guiana) since 29 January 1839. Originally
Guyanese_dollar
Military forces of the state of Rhodesia (1964–80)
The Rhodesian Security Forces were the military of Rhodesia. The Rhodesian Security Forces consisted of a ground force (the Rhodesian Army), the Rhodesian
Rhodesian_Security_Forces
common.[citation needed] This is in contrast with the pre-independence Rhodesian dollar which was always a strong currency linked to the British pound. There
List_of_currencies_in_Africa
Topics referred to by the same term
refer to: Brazilian real, the official and current currency of Brazil Rhodesian dollar, the former currency of Rhodesia Robux, the currency on the video game
R$
Pre-decimal currencies
other countries. A new base unit called the "dollar" was created at parity with the United States dollar. This was done in Canada in 1858 and in many
£sd
Currency of British Malaya and Brunei
replacing the Straits dollar at par, with 1 dollar = two shillings four pence sterling (60 dollars = 7 pounds). The Malayan dollar was issued by the Board
Malayan_dollar
Former President of Rhodesia
the adoption of a new decimal currency to replace the Rhodesian pound, known as the Rhodesian dollar, a name which he regarded as having international substance
John_Wrathall
Converting a measuring system to a decimal base
one pesewa (1⁄100 cedi). The Zambian kwacha decimalised in 1968. The Rhodesian dollar decimalised in 1970. The Gambian dalasi decimalised in 1971. Unusually
Decimalisation
Periods of currency instability
born from the former Republic of Rhodesia. The Rhodesian dollar was replaced by the Zimbabwean dollar at par value. When Zimbabwe gained its independence
Hyperinflation_in_Zimbabwe
Former currency of Mongolia (1921–25)
The dollar (Mongolian: доллар) was the currency of Mongolia between 1921 and 1925 during the transition from the rule of the Bogd Khan government to the
Mongolian_dollar
Currency of Mauritius, 1820-1877
and 1⁄16 dollars. The dollar unit in question was equivalent to the Spanish dollar and these fractional coins were known as 'Anchor Dollars' because of
Mauritian_dollar
standard to the West Indies, silver pieces of eight (Spanish dollars and later Mexican dollars) continued to form a major portion of the circulating currency
Saint_Lucia_dollar
standard to the West Indies, silver pieces of eight (Spanish dollars and later Mexican dollars) continued to form a major portion of the circulating currency
Saint_Kitts_dollar
Heraldic bird
(since 1924), as well as on banknotes and coins (first on Rhodesian pound and then Rhodesian dollar). It probably represents the bateleur eagle or the African
Eagle_(heraldry)
Currency of Zimbabwe from 2019 to 2024
The Zimbabwean dollar (sign: Z$; code: ZWL), also known as the Zimdollar or Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) dollar, was the currency of Zimbabwe from
Zimbabwean_dollar_(2019–2024)
Ruling party of Rhodesia (1965–1979)
The Rhodesian Front (RF) was a white supremacist political party in Southern Rhodesia, subsequently known as Rhodesia. Formed in March 1962 by white Rhodesians
Rhodesian_Front
OAPEC petroleum embargo
Rhodesian Army at a major disadvantage in its war against the black guerrillas. The war cost the Rhodesian government one million Rhodesian dollars per
1973_oil_crisis
Former currency of Denmark
Netherlands, respectively. These currencies were often anglicized as rix-dollar or rixdollar. Several different currency systems have been used by Denmark
Danish_rigsdaler
Indies dollar. Even though Queen Anne's proclamation of 1704 brought the gold standard to the West Indies, silver pieces of eight (Spanish dollars and later
Saint_Vincent_dollar
standard to the West Indies, silver pieces of eight (Spanish dollars and later Mexican dollars) continued to form a major portion of the circulating currency
Dominican_dollar
Prime Minister of Rhodesia from 1964 to 1979
Ian Douglas Smith GCLM ID (8 April 1919 – 20 November 2007) was a Rhodesian and later Zimbabwean politician, farmer, and fighter pilot who served as Prime
Ian_Smith
Day of the year
Banana as the country's first President. The Zimbabwean dollar replaces the Rhodesian dollar as the official currency. 1980 – The town of Elmore City
April_18
Non-Rhodesian army recruits from 1973 to 1980
The Rhodesian government actively recruited white personnel from other countries from the mid-1970s until 1980 to address manpower shortages in the Rhodesian
Foreign volunteers in the Rhodesian Security Forces
Foreign_volunteers_in_the_Rhodesian_Security_Forces
Mass shooting in Florida, US
26, 2023, three people were fatally shot by a gunman in a shooting at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida. Authorities identified 21-year-old
2023_Jacksonville_shooting
Island dollar Puerto Rican dollar Rhodesian dollar Saint Kitts dollar Saint Lucia dollar Saint Vincent dollar Sarawak dollar Sierra Leonean dollar Slovenian
Greenlandic_rigsdaler
standard to the West Indies, silver pieces of eight (Spanish dollars and later Mexican dollars) continued to form a major portion of the circulating currency
Grenadian_dollar
republic but there was no change to the flag. Prior to its closure, the Rhodesian mission in London flew the newly adopted flag in a provocative gesture
Flag_of_Rhodesia
war, parties of white Southern Rhodesians paid their own way to England to join the British Army. Most Southern Rhodesians who served in the war enlisted
Southern Rhodesia in World War I
Southern_Rhodesia_in_World_War_I
The dollar (Malay: ringgit, Jawi: ريڠݢيت) was the currency of British colony of Bencoolen (also known as Fort Marlbro' or Fort Marlborough; it is known
Sumatran_dollar
Island dollar Puerto Rican dollar Rhodesian dollar Saint Kitts dollar Saint Lucia dollar Saint Vincent dollar Sarawak dollar Sierra Leonean dollar Slovenian
Danish_West_Indian_rigsdaler
Smith 17 February - Decimal Day in Rhodesia - the Rhodesian dollar is introduced to replace the Rhodesian pound. 2 March - Rhodesia becomes a self-declared
1970_in_Rhodesia
Independence on 11 November 1965. Headed by Prime Minister Ian Smith, the Rhodesian Front remained in government until 1 June 1979, when the country was reconstituted
History of Rhodesia (1965–1979)
History_of_Rhodesia_(1965–1979)
Currency of the Danish West Indies (1849–1917)
The daler (Danish, plural the same or dalere, English: dollar) was the currency of the Danish West Indies between 1849 and 1917, and of the United States
Danish_West_Indian_daler
international recognition and faced sustained internal opposition in the Rhodesian Bush War. After fifteen years of war, following the Lancaster House Agreement
History_of_Zimbabwe
ruins of Great Zimbabwe. The bird, first used in 1924 on the Southern Rhodesian coat of arms, symbolises the history of Zimbabwe; the red star beneath
Flag_of_Zimbabwe
in March 1951, white Southern Rhodesian volunteers made up "C" Squadron of the Special Air Service (SAS). The Rhodesian African Rifles, in which black
Southern Rhodesian military involvement in the Malayan Emergency
Southern_Rhodesian_military_involvement_in_the_Malayan_Emergency
the few countries known to have used chemical and biological agents. Rhodesian CBW use took place toward the end of Rhodesia's protracted struggle against
Rhodesia and weapons of mass destruction
Rhodesia_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
Rule of the British South Africa Company in Rhodesia (1888–1964)
Northern and Southern Rhodesians fought alongside the British in the Second Boer War and the First World War; about 40% of Southern Rhodesian white men fought
Company_rule_in_Rhodesia
Rhodesian military unit composed of French volunteers
volunteers in the Rhodesian Army during the Rhodesian Bush War. Numbering about 200 men at its peak, it was unique in the history of the Rhodesian Army as an
7 Independent Company (Rhodesia)
7_Independent_Company_(Rhodesia)
Rhodesian/Zimbabwean politician (1922-1996)
hundred thousand dollars. In 1965, the year of Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence, Smith was elected to the Southern Rhodesian Legislative Assembly
David Smith (Rhodesian politician)
David_Smith_(Rhodesian_politician)
African nurse, Zimbabwean nationalist, civil rights and women's rights activist
Rhodesia introduced a new currency and changed from the Rhodesian pound to the Rhodesian dollar. In August of that year, the new currency was pegged to
Stella_Madzimbamuto
after the invasion of Poland in 1939. By the war's end, 26,121 Southern Rhodesians of all races had served in the armed forces, 8,390 of them overseas, operating
Southern Rhodesia in World War II
Southern_Rhodesia_in_World_War_II
1964 the Southern Rhodesian government announced that when Northern Rhodesia achieved independence as Zambia, the Southern Rhodesian government would officially
List of heads of state of Zimbabwe
List_of_heads_of_state_of_Zimbabwe
De facto embassy in Australia (1966–1980)
Rhodesian Information Centre, the Rhodesia Information Service, the Flame Lily Centre and the Zimbabwe Information Centre, represented the Rhodesian government
Rhodesia_Information_Centre
renamed the post prime minister in 1933. The Rhodesian prime minister acted as Head of His or Her Majesty's Rhodesian Government, under the largely symbolic
Political_history_of_Zimbabwe
Military unit
The Rhodesian Intelligence Corps was a military intelligence regiment within the Rhodesian Army concerned with training personnel, units, and organizations
Rhodesian_Intelligence_Corps
forced into an early election by the defection of twelve MPs from his Rhodesian Front party, which denied him the two-thirds majority of the House of
1977 Rhodesian general election
1977_Rhodesian_general_election
Berry, Bruce; Whitehead, Chris (28 February 2011). "Rhodesian flag inventory". Mesa, Arizona: Rhodesians Worldwide. Retrieved 6 March 2012. "Masvingo (Zimbabwe)"
List_of_Rhodesian_flags
National anthem of Rhodesia (1974–1979)
sixteen-bar arrangement by Captain Ken MacDonald, the bandmaster of the Rhodesian African Rifles. A national competition was organised by the government
Rise,_O_Voices_of_Rhodesia
1924–1970 legislature of Southern Rhodesia then Rhodesia
Southern Rhodesia and then Rhodesia from 1924 to 1970. In 1898, the Southern Rhodesian Legislative Council, Southern Rhodesia's first elected representative
Legislative Assembly of Rhodesia
Legislative_Assembly_of_Rhodesia
Diplomatic mission (1965–1975)
The Rhodesian mission in Lisbon (Portuguese: Missão da Rodésia em Lisboa), the capital of Portugal, operated from September 1965 to May 1975. It was a
Rhodesian_mission_in_Lisbon
Rhodesian Front government of Ian Smith and were intended to provide a peaceful transition to majority rule on terms not harmful to White Rhodesians.
1979 Rhodesian general election
1979_Rhodesian_general_election
1979 ceasefire agreement ending the Rhodesian Bush War
formerly known as Rhodesia. The agreement effectively concluded the Rhodesian Bush War. It also marked the nullification of Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration
Lancaster_House_Agreement
Mamchitz, Roman (28 August 2010). "Родезийская война в Антарктиде" [The Rhodesian War in Antarctica]. Chaskor.ru. Частный Корреспондент. Retrieved 8 July
List_of_micronations
Reallocation of land belonging to white farmers in Zimbabwe
exports and formal employment. Land hunger was a key issue during the Rhodesian Bush War. The Lancaster House framework, which ended the war, allowed
Land_reform_in_Zimbabwe
Term for artifacts from Rhodesia
describe themselves as Rhodesians". Particularly popular items included civil and military flags, banknotes of the Rhodesian pound and dollar, stamps, documents
Rhodesiana
1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound Main Article Needed Includes Nyasa-Rhodesian Force (NF) See also British Central Africa; Malawi Dates 1916 only Currency
Compendium of postage stamp issuers (Ni–Nz)
Compendium_of_postage_stamp_issuers_(Ni–Nz)
Head of state of the Republic of Rhodesia
recognised as a British colony until 1980. On 11 November 1965, Ian Smith's Rhodesian Front Government proclaimed the Unilateral Declaration of Independence
President_of_Rhodesia
Stamps issued by Rhodesia
stocks of Southern Rhodesian revenues continued to be used instead of it. In 1970 the set was reissued denominated in Rhodesian dollars. There were some
Revenue_stamps_of_Rhodesia
Politician who led the official opposition in Rhodesia
changed. Although the African MPs formed themselves into parties, the Rhodesian Front government declined to recognise any of them as the formal Opposition
Leader of the Opposition (Rhodesia)
Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Rhodesia)
official documents by name—Christmas Day, for example, or Easter Monday. Rhodesian non-work days were first defined in 1895, by The Bills of Exchange Regulations
Public_holidays_in_Rhodesia
Colloquial term typically applied to a white Zimbabwean or expatriate Rhodesian
colloquial term typically applied to a white Zimbabwean or expatriate Rhodesian. The term Rhodie was first[citation needed] used by British Army and civil
Rhodie
Species of plant
Federal Party Responsible Government Association (RGA) Rhodesian Action Party (RAP) Rhodesian Front (RF) Rhodesia Labour Party (RLP) Southern Rhodesia
Gloriosa_superba
Meetings discussing a new Rhodesian constitution and an end to the Bush War
October – 14 December 1976) took place in Geneva, Switzerland during the Rhodesian Bush War. Held under British mediation, its participants were the unrecognised
Geneva_Conference_(1976)
Former denomination of the New Zealand pound
George V designed by Percy Metcalfe, initially for use on the Southern Rhodesian pound. This was based on an older crowned bust by Australian sculptor
Sixpence_(New_Zealand_coin)
Joint Operations Command (JOC). The modern army has its roots in the Rhodesian Army, which was raised between 1963 and 1964 after the breakup of the
Zimbabwe_National_Army
had to be 21 years of age and possess either an annual income of 792 Rhodesian pounds or more or real estate property worth at least 1,650 pounds – this
Elections in Southern Rhodesia
Elections_in_Southern_Rhodesia
Former British protectorate, now part of Zambia
Company. It was one of what were colloquially referred to as the three Rhodesian protectorates, the other two being Southern Rhodesia and Barotseland-North-Western
North-Eastern_Rhodesia
State-owned Zimbabwean arms manufacturing and procurement company
part of a general import substitution programme initiated during the Rhodesian Bush War, commercial vehicles were converted for military uses and several
Zimbabwe_Defence_Industries
The Rhodesian cricket team represented originally the British colony of Southern Rhodesia and later the unilaterally independent state of Rhodesia. Rhodesia's
List of Rhodesian representative cricketers
List_of_Rhodesian_representative_cricketers
Set of varieties of the English language native to Zimbabwe
reinvigorated by post war migration from South Africa. However, after 1923, the Rhodesian and British Governments increasingly grouped Rhodesia with the Central
Zimbabwean_English
American YouTuber and political candidate (born 1995)
stepping" [sic] to "Erika". Another video, covering historical weapons in the Rhodesian Bush War, featured the flag of Rhodesia, a symbol used by white nationalists
Brandon_Herrera
Zimbabwean military officer and politician
officer and politician who led Robert Mugabe's guerrilla forces during the Rhodesian Bush War. He was an influential figure in Zimbabwe's post-independence
Solomon_Mujuru
British South Africa Company unit attacked in 1893 in Rhodesia
prominent place in the British public imagination and, subsequently, in Rhodesian history, similarly to events such as the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Shangani_Patrol
1975 talks between Rhodesia and Zambia
Rhodesia. The participants in the conference were a delegation led by the Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith on behalf of his government, and a nationalist
Victoria Falls Conference (1975)
Victoria_Falls_Conference_(1975)
Military action during the Rhodesian Bush War
December 11, 1978, during the Rhodesian Bush War conducted by a ZANLA sabotage unit. The attack resulted in millions of dollars’ worth of damages and the
Salisbury_fuel_depot_attack
Stock exchange in Harare, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean economy, hyperinflation rendered the Zimbabwean dollar useless and the US-Dollar was adopted as the legal tender for trading on the exchange
Zimbabwe_Stock_Exchange
1970–1979 bicameral legislature of Rhodesia
upper chamber was called the Senate, and it had 23 members: ten White Rhodesians, ten African chiefs, and three persons appointed by the President of Rhodesia
Parliament_of_Rhodesia
Representative of the monarch in Southern Rhodesia
Independence resulted in the Rhodesian government ceasing to recognise the authority of the governor, and the 1969 Rhodesian constitutional referendum resulted
Governor_of_Southern_Rhodesia
RHODESIAN DOLLAR
RHODESIAN DOLLAR
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : habitational name from any of at least three places named Cowden. One in Northumbria occurs in 1286 as Colden and is derived from Old English col ‘(char)coal’ + denu ‘valley’; that in East Yorkshire occurs in Domesday Book as Coledun and is from Old English col + dūn ‘hill’; while one in Kent is recorded in 1160 as Cudena and is from Old English cū ‘cow’ + denn ‘pasture’. The last does not appear to have yielded any surnames; the surname is more or less restricted to northern England, and is also found in northern Ireland, where it may be of Scottish origin, from places called Cowden near Dollar and near Dalkeith, Lothian.
Boy/Male
English American Latin
Blind (from the Roman clan name Caecilius). Famous bearers: the African state of Rhodesia is...
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; possibly a variant of Dollard. The name was in VA by 1698.
Female
English
The origin of the American southern "Dixie" is uncertain; however, Louisiana dollars had the French word dix printed on them, DIXIE means "tenth," and this may have been what inspired the song about "the land of dixies," and later the name itself.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English dull + -ard ‘dull or stupid person’. Compare Doll 5.Irish : either an importation to Ireland of the English name or, possibly, a reduced and altered form of de la Hyde (see Dollarhide).
Boy/Male
English
Blind (from the Roman clan name Caecilius). Famous bearers: the African state of Rhodesia is...
Boy/Male
English
Blind (from the Roman clan name Caecilius). Famous bearers: the African state of Rhodesia is...
Boy/Male
English
Blind (from the Roman clan name Caecilius). Famous bearers: the African state of Rhodesia is...
RHODESIAN DOLLAR
RHODESIAN DOLLAR
Girl/Female
Hindu
Learning
Male
Finnish
Finnish form of Latin Henricus, HENRI means "home-ruler." Compare with another form of Henri.
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu, Traditional
Garden
Girl/Female
Indian
Intelligent
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Remembrance
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Thai
Flying Bird
Boy/Male
Tamil
Satishchandra | ஸதீஷசநà¯à®¤à¯à®°
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Summerfield.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Victory, Goddess Parvati
Boy/Male
Indian
Confidence
RHODESIAN DOLLAR
RHODESIAN DOLLAR
RHODESIAN DOLLAR
RHODESIAN DOLLAR
RHODESIAN DOLLAR
n.
Any one of numerous species of small freshwater American cyprinoid fishes, belonging to Notropis, or Minnilus, and allied genera; as the redfin (Notropis megalops), and the golden shiner (Notemigonus chrysoleucus) of the Eastern United States; also loosely applied to various other silvery fishes, as the dollar fish, or horsefish, menhaden, moonfish, sailor's choice, and the sparada.
a.
A fee offered to professional men for their services; as, an honorarium of one thousand dollars.
v. t.
To promise to give, by writing one's name with the amount; as, each man subscribed ten dollars.
n.
Any one of numerous species of perch-like North American fresh-water fishes of the family Centrachidae. They have a broad, compressed body, and strong dorsal spines. Among the common species of the Eastern United States are Lepomis gibbosus (called also bream, pondfish, pumpkin seed, and sunny), the blue sunfish, or dollardee (L. pallidus), and the long-eared sunfish (L. auritus). Several of the species are called also pondfish.
n.
The value of a dollar; the unit commonly employed in the United States in reckoning money values.
n.
The Spanish real, of the value of one eight of a dollar, or 12/ cets; -- formerly so called in New York and some other States. See Note under 2.
a.
Ten times ten; five score; as, a hundred dollars.
n.
A native or inhabitant of Rhodes.
a.
Of or pertaining to Rhodes, an island of the Mediterranean.
n.
The dollar fish, or butterfish.
n.
A money of account in Persia, whose value varies greatly at different times and places. Its average value may be reckoned at about two and a half dollars.
v. t.
To mention or suggest as an estimate, hypothesis, or approximation; hence, to suppose; -- in the imperative, followed sometimes by the subjunctive; as, he had, say fifty thousand dollars; the fox had run, say ten miles.
n.
Formerly, a jocose term for a bank note greatly depreciated in value; also, for paper money of a denomination less than a dollar.
v. t.
Strength or means furnished toward promoting an object, or deliverance from difficulty or distress; aid; ^; also, the person or thing furnishing the aid; as, he gave me a help of fifty dollars.
n.
Any structure having a flowerlike form; especially, the group of five broad ambulacra on the upper side of the spatangoid and clypeastroid sea urchins. See Illust. of Spicule, and Sand dollar, under Sand.
v. t.
To borrow money of; to make a demand upon; as, he struck a friend for five dollars.
v. t.
To pledge; to hazard on the event of a contest; to stake; to bet, to lay; to wager; as, to wage a dollar.
n.
A denomination of money, in China, worth nearly six shillings sterling, or about a dollar and forty cents; also, a weight of one ounce and a third.
n.
A name given to several different silver coins of Denmark, Holland, Sweden,, NOrway, etc., varying in value from about 30 cents to $1.10; also, a British coin worth about 36 cents, used in Ceylon and at the Cape of Good Hope. See Rigsdaler, Riksdaler, and Rixdaler.
v. t.
To stamp or impress with a stroke; to coin; as, to strike coin from metal: to strike dollars at the mint.