bolivar

noun

bo·​li·​var bə-ˈlē-ˌvär  ˈbä-lə-vər 

plural bolivares ˌbä-lə-ˈvär-ˌās 

ˌbō-lē-

or bolivars

: the basic monetary unit of Venezuela see Money Table

Examples of bolivar in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the three months since the Pentagon deployed warships and aircraft in a campaign that the White House said was aimed at drug traffickers from Venezuela, the bolivar has depreciated around 70% against the US dollar, according to data from the central bank, hemorrhaging one point every day. —Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025

With the cost in bolivars of buying a U.S. dollar more than doubling since January, the regime has responded not with economic reform, but with political persecution. —Antonio Maria Delgado july 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025

Analysts say there will eventually have to be a price-stoking correction to the exchange rate, which has been held at 36.5 bolivars to the dollar for seven months. —Reuters, NBC News, 23 July 2024

The minimum wage paid in bolivars is the equivalent of $5 per month, down from $30 in April. —Regina Garcia Cano, ajc, 5 Mar. 2023

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish bolívar, from Simón Bolívar

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bolivar

• oliver

Kids Definition

bolivar

noun

bo·​li·​var bə-ˈlē-ˌvär  ˈbäl-ə-vər 

plural bolivars or bolivares ˌbäl-ə-ˈvär-ˌās 

ˌbō-li-

1

: the basic unit of money of Venezuela

2

: a coin representing one bolivar

Etymology

American Spanish bolívar "unit of money," named for Simón Bolívar

Biographical Definition

Bolívar

biographical name

Bo·​lí·​var

Si*món sē-ˌmōn-bə-ˈlē-ˌvär 

ˌsī-mən-ˈbä-lə-ˌvär, 

-vər

1783–1830 South American liberator