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Shekel

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Noun

1. shekel

the basic unit of money in Israel

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Shekel

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noun
1. 
the standard monetary unit of modern Israel, divided into 100 agorot
2. 
any of several former coins and units of weight of the Near East
3. (often plural) informal
any coin or money

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Shekel

see synonyms of shekel
noun
1. 
an ancient unit of weight used by Hebrews, Babylonians, etc., equal to about half an ounce
2. 
a half-ounce gold or silver coin of the ancient Hebrews
3. 
the basic monetary unit of Israel
see the table of monetary units in the Reference Supplement
4.  [pl.]; Slang
money

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Shekel

see synonyms of shekel
n.
1.
a. Any of several ancient units of weight, especially a Hebrew unit equal to about a half ounce.
b. A gold or silver coin equal in weight to one of these units, especially the chief silver coin of the ancient Hebrews.
c. Variant of sheqel.
2. Slang
a. A coin.
b. shekels Money.

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