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Meanings of
shekel
in English
Mesopotamian unit of area in ratio 1/60.
gin2
šiqlu
Related terms
unit of area
Usage of
shekel
in English
1
To auction, you must bid at least 1
shekel
for the candle.
2
Israel's
shekel
currency fell against the dollar over worries about the incident.
3
The figure included a 30 million
shekel
expense for a voluntary redundancy programme.
4
The strong
shekel
has also made imports cheaper, adding to local producers' woes.
5
I did not make even one
shekel
,
he said this week.
6
The
shekel
and the maneh were the only medium of exchange.
7
See the signers escape not; hold them to the last
shekel
.
8
The
shekel
was equal to about an ounce, in our modern avoirdupois system.
9
Israel's
shekel
currency fell against the dollar due to concern about the incident.
10
No more valuable than any other
shekel
of the same weight.
11
Isaac stared at him a minute, then fumbled for a
shekel
.
12
It was a
shekel
of Tyre, but not just any
shekel
.
13
The
shekel
has depreciated 2 percent versus the dollar the past six months.
14
Then, no doubt, he taxed them a
shekel
apiece and let them go.
15
It reported a 40 million
shekel
profit from the sale.
16
Inside the basket was a brass
shekel
and a note in careful, ornamented italics.
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shekel
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
last shekel
half shekel
israeli shekel
stronger shekel
allow shekel
More collocations
Shekel
through the time
Shekel
across language varieties
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Common
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