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单词 dirham
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Definition of dirham in English:

dirham

nounˈdɪərəmdəˈræm
  • 1The basic monetary unit of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates, equal to 100 centimes in Morocco and 100 fils in the United Arab Emirates.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • And he ordered that the scholar be given 10,000 dirhams.
    • A typical palm island villa (6500 sq feet, four to five bedroom) with 65 feet of beachfront sold for 2.6 million dirhams off the plans.
    • Dollars (of various nations), pounds, gilders, marks, lire, pesetas, dirhams, takas are up for grabs if one is talented enough with that wooden stick called a hockey.
    • The battle of Pelennor fields may have been all the rage at the office, but Praful quietly cursed the decision to fork out 30 dirhams for a ticket to ‘The Return of the King’ and a free coke.
    • For a few dirhams (there are about 15 to the pound) you get someone who knows the city's nooks and crannies inside out, and by hiring a guide all the other would-be tour givers leave you alone.
    • I rent one for an hour - 50 dirhams, complete with surly pilot.
    • At the airport, the Dubai Naturalisation and Residency Department hands out gold-coloured dirhams to 50,000 people as a welcoming gesture.
    • Prices are all marked in dirhams, with an exchange rate of just over ten dirhams to one euro.
    • They each paid about 10 US to use the water taxi to cross the river from the Dubai side to Deria when in truth I've been across for about 2 dirhams.
    • They also think they will be breathing fresh air while dollars and dirhams roll into their bank accounts.
    • Also Sara's maternity needs are not covered by our insurance, it costs 600 dirhams a time to see the gynaecologist and will cost in the region of 12,000 dirhams to have the baby privately.
    • He bequeathed his books to his pupil, Ayyub Saktiyan, who paid more than ten dirhams as a fare for them being loaded on a camel.
    • The Indian community in Dubai UAE has donated 1.03 million dirhams for use by a local charity, the IANS news service has reported.
    • For a few dirhams you can hire a donkey and muleteer to carry your gear and guide you along remote trails, over low passes linking hidden valleys.
    • This was a fast food place so it is pretty cheap, but some of the higher class restaurants are still reasonable, in many of the 4/5 star hotels a nice meal would set you back about 50-70 dirhams, which is a lot cheaper than Ireland.
    • He gave up a well-paid job in Dubai to come back home to the family farm because the bond of home was stronger than the lure of Gulf dirhams.
    • I finally saw one of the streetside orange-juice vendors Matt had told me about: I had two glasses of fresh squeezed OJ for 3 dirhams.
    • It cost all of two dirhams to buy and I can still remember trying to read it incessantly while my dad dragged me from fish booth to fish booth.
    • I'm living on 100 dirhams a week which just about covers essentials like toiletries.
    • The night that he sung in the Old Mechouar stage, the crowd (even at 400 dirhams a ticket) was capacity-plus.
  • 2A monetary unit of Libya and Qatar, equal to one thousandth of a dinar in Libya and one hundredth of a riyal in Qatar.

Origin

From Arabic, from Greek drakhmē, denoting an Attic weight or coin. Compare with drachma.

 
 

Definition of dirham in US English:

dirham

noundəˈræmdəˈram
  • 1The basic monetary unit of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates, equal to 100 centimes in Morocco and 100 fils in the United Arab Emirates.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Dollars (of various nations), pounds, gilders, marks, lire, pesetas, dirhams, takas are up for grabs if one is talented enough with that wooden stick called a hockey.
    • They each paid about 10 US to use the water taxi to cross the river from the Dubai side to Deria when in truth I've been across for about 2 dirhams.
    • For a few dirhams (there are about 15 to the pound) you get someone who knows the city's nooks and crannies inside out, and by hiring a guide all the other would-be tour givers leave you alone.
    • It cost all of two dirhams to buy and I can still remember trying to read it incessantly while my dad dragged me from fish booth to fish booth.
    • They also think they will be breathing fresh air while dollars and dirhams roll into their bank accounts.
    • Prices are all marked in dirhams, with an exchange rate of just over ten dirhams to one euro.
    • At the airport, the Dubai Naturalisation and Residency Department hands out gold-coloured dirhams to 50,000 people as a welcoming gesture.
    • For a few dirhams you can hire a donkey and muleteer to carry your gear and guide you along remote trails, over low passes linking hidden valleys.
    • Also Sara's maternity needs are not covered by our insurance, it costs 600 dirhams a time to see the gynaecologist and will cost in the region of 12,000 dirhams to have the baby privately.
    • I'm living on 100 dirhams a week which just about covers essentials like toiletries.
    • This was a fast food place so it is pretty cheap, but some of the higher class restaurants are still reasonable, in many of the 4/5 star hotels a nice meal would set you back about 50-70 dirhams, which is a lot cheaper than Ireland.
    • The battle of Pelennor fields may have been all the rage at the office, but Praful quietly cursed the decision to fork out 30 dirhams for a ticket to ‘The Return of the King’ and a free coke.
    • A typical palm island villa (6500 sq feet, four to five bedroom) with 65 feet of beachfront sold for 2.6 million dirhams off the plans.
    • The night that he sung in the Old Mechouar stage, the crowd (even at 400 dirhams a ticket) was capacity-plus.
    • The Indian community in Dubai UAE has donated 1.03 million dirhams for use by a local charity, the IANS news service has reported.
    • He bequeathed his books to his pupil, Ayyub Saktiyan, who paid more than ten dirhams as a fare for them being loaded on a camel.
    • I finally saw one of the streetside orange-juice vendors Matt had told me about: I had two glasses of fresh squeezed OJ for 3 dirhams.
    • And he ordered that the scholar be given 10,000 dirhams.
    • I rent one for an hour - 50 dirhams, complete with surly pilot.
    • He gave up a well-paid job in Dubai to come back home to the family farm because the bond of home was stronger than the lure of Gulf dirhams.
  • 2A monetary unit of Libya and Qatar, equal to one thousandth of a dinar in Libya and one hundredth of a riyal in Qatar.

Origin

From Arabic, from Greek drakhmē, denoting an Attic weight or coin. Compare with drachma.

 
 
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