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noun dir·ham \ ˈdir-həm \

Definition of dirham

1 :the basic monetary unit of Morocco and United Arab Emirates — see Money Table

2 :a monetary subunit of the dinar (Libya) and riyal (Qatar) — see dinar, riyal at Money Table

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Pay the captain directly with a 1 dirham coin (about 27 cents) for the one-way trip and settle in to an available spot on one of several benches for a no-frills yet delightful ride.

— jenny b. davis, star-telegram, "From shimmering sand dunes to glimmering skyscrapers, everything blings in Dubai," 17 July 2017
That flight and another to Dubai cost 1,805 dirhams ($490).

— malak harb, The Seattle Times, "Crisis sees air travel hub Qatar cut off from local routes," 20 June 2017
Agents offered me a sole remaining one-way business class ticket at 4,000 dirhams ($1,090).

— Washington Post, "Crisis sees air travel hub Qatar cut off from local routes," 20 June 2017
That business was valued at $10.27 billion, or 37.7 billion dirhams, according to Reuters.

— erin griffith, Fortune, "Term Sheet — Monday, June 12," 12 June 2017
The carrier has also suffered from the strengthening of the U.S. dollar, which has reduced the value of receipts booked in a host of weaker currencies because of the dirham’s peg to the greenback.

— deena kamel, Bloomberg.com, "Emirates Profit Down 70% on Oil-Hit Economies, Terror Impact," 11 May 2017
Attijariwafa’s shares climbed 1.5 percent to 419 dirhams per share by 1:15 p.m. in Casablanca, snapping three days of declines.

— tamim elyan, Bloomberg.com, "Morocco's Attijariwafa Plans Africa Expansions This Year," 7 May 2017

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Origin and Etymology of dirham

Arabic, from Latin drachma drachma

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