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Meanings of dirham in English

Catalan
dirham marroquí
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The basic unit of money in Morocco; equal to 100 centimes.

dirham marroquí
Russian
дирхем
Portuguese
dirrã
Catalan
dírham
Spanish
dirhem

Unit of currency in several Arab and Islamic states.

дирхем
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Catalan
dirham de qatar

100 Dirhams equal 1 riyal in Qatar.

dirham de qatar
Catalan
dirham

The basic unit of money in the United Arab Emirates; equal to 1,000 fils.

dirham
Usage of dirham in English
1
I went to see him fearfully and found him holding the dirham.
The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights. Vol. 1
2
Both the dirham and the euro are widely accepted in Morocco.
Climbing Magazine
3
Suweidi declined to say whether he was studying revaluing the dirham.
Reuters
4
Local defense firm Tawazun won a 720-million-dirham contract to procure laser guided rockets.
Reuters
5
The dirham has hardly moved since against major currencies, easing worries about a devaluation.
Reuters
6
The United Arab Emirates pegs its dirham to the dollar.
Reuters
7
He happened to see 'Umar's son, to whom he gave a dirham from the treasury.
The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights. Vol. 1
8
My father handed an old woman a gold dirham.
Mother of the believers: a novel of the birth of islam
9
It secured a 4 billion dirham credit facility from National Bank of Abu Dhabi in April.
Reuters
10
Among the units on display were mansions in central Dubai priced at 75 million dirham each.
Reuters
11
The countermen seemed edgy again, and he didn't have a single dirham to buy a coffee.
Layover in dubai
12
The UAE dirham is pegged to the dollar, limiting its room to pursue independent monetary policies.
Reuters
13
When the tax money was placed before 'Uthman, his son came and took a dirham from it.
The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights. Vol. 1
14
Now I stand before you without a single dirham in my purse, but I am at peace.
The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate
15
A lower dirham could stoke inflation as Morocco imports some of its food needs, hitting the poor.
Reuters
16
That compares with a 2016 dividend from Emaar Properties of 0.15 dirham.
Reuters
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dirrã
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