drachma

noun

drach·ma | \ˈdrak-mə

\

plural drachmas or drachmai\-ˌmī

\ or drachmae\-(ˌ)mē,

-ˌmī \

Definition of drachma

1a : any of various ancient Greek units of weight

b : any of various modern units of weight especially : dram entry 1 sense 1

2a : an ancient Greek silver coin equivalent to six obols

b : the basic monetary unit of Greece from circa 1831 to 2001

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Fears about the euro flared up again in 2015 as the left-wing Syriza party took control of Greece amid rumblings about a return to the drachma. — Georgi Kantchev, WSJ, "Italy and the Euro Crisis: How We Got Here," 29 May 2018 Would Greece leave the euro and return to the drachma? — A.e. Stallings, WSJ, "Athens Today and Yesterday," 28 July 2017 Thanks to the debt crisis, some Greek officials are contemplating dumping the common currency for the drachma. — David Wolman, WIRED, "Dream of Universal Currency Just Won’t Die," 27 Dec. 2011

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