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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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Recent Examples of dirham from the Web
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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.
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That flight and another to Dubai cost 1,805 dirhams ($490).
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Agents offered me a sole remaining one-way business class ticket at 4,000 dirhams ($1,090).
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That business was valued at $10.27 billion, or 37.7 billion dirhams, according to Reuters.
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Attijariwafa’s shares climbed 1.5 percent to 419 dirhams per share by 1:15 p.m. in Casablanca, snapping three days of declines.
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Origin and Etymology of dirham
Arabic, from Latin drachma drachma
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See words that rhyme with dirham Britannica English: Translation of dirham for Arabic speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about dirham
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