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Shekel
see synonyms of shekelNoun
1. shekel
the basic unit of money in Israel
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Shekel
see synonyms of shekelnoun
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 Supplement4. [pl.]; Slang
money
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Shekel
see synonyms of shekeln.
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.
2. Slang
a. A coin.
b. shekels Money.
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