How to Use dirham in a Sentence

dirham

noun

• But the flow of dirhams and riyals doesn’t stop there.
  — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
• People borrowed dirhams from strangers, but everyone made it.
  — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 13 Mar. 2026
• Over the first nine months of last year, total sales reached 94 billion dirhams, up 43% year-on-year.
  — Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 7 Jan. 2026
• Indian and Russian trade now settles in rupees, dirhams, and yuan.
  — Keyu Jin, Wired News, 28 Dec. 2025
• Moroccans who violate the law could face six months to three years in prison and a fine of up to 1000 dirhams.
  — Averi Kremposky, Peoplemag, 25 July 2023
• The process can be done in a day and costs 800 dirhams ($217), a spokesperson told Semafor.
  — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
• The dirham will move more within its trading range in the coming weeks as banks adapt to the new system and as the economy strengthens, Jouahri said.
  — Bloomberg.com, 29 Jan. 2018
• One öre was likely the same as nine Arabic dirhams, a currency that was widely circulated among the Vikings.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2024
• The record-breaking deal follows the 137 million dirhams sale of the Nobu Residences penthouse.
  — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 28 July 2025
• The oldest of the coins is a Damascus dirham, a currency used on the Middle East, dated to 714.
  — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 18 Apr. 2018
• The first stage, originally planned for mid-2017, was delayed after fears of a weaker dirham prompted a rush for foreign currency.
  — Bloomberg.com, 29 Jan. 2018
• 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, 17 July 2017
• Abu Dhabi has launched a drive to bring 55 billion dirhams ($15 billion) of private capital into its infrastructure build-out.
  — Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 17 June 2026
• The Emirati dirham has long been pegged to the dollar, making a Dubai trip now more expensive for those using British pounds, euros and other currencies.
  — Jon Gambrell, ajc, 30 Oct. 2022
• Knight Frank, the brokerage that settled the deal, said the 5,000 dirhams per square foot was a new high and marked a departure from typical property sales.
  — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2023
• The Financial Times, which first reported about the creation of the committee, said around 40 cases valued at several billion Emirati dirhams would be moved to the committee.
  — Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2019
• Driverless cars and flying taxis may still be on the agenda, but the new 55 dirham ($15) route from Abu Dhabi to Fujairah — cutting about 40 minutes of drive time — has long been anticipated by road-weary residents.
  — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 24 June 2026
• The penalty for breaching cybercrime laws in the UAE is a minimum of two years in prison, as well as a 200,000 UAE dirham (around $54,000) fine.
  — Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
• The digital dirham likely further entrenches the US dollar’s dominance, because the UAE’s currency is pegged to the greenback, but gives US regulators less oversight over financial flows.
  — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
• Dubai retained its clear lead among Gulf real estate markets last year, with buyers spending 541 billion dirhams ($147 billion) on residential property in the emirate in 2025, some 27% more than the year before.
  — Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 7 Jan. 2026
• Last year, more than 270,000 properties worth 917 billion dirhams ($250 billion) traded hands in a city with a population of 4 million people, according to Dubai Land Department data.
  — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026
• Transactions are being carried out by depositing Indian rupees into special overseas bank accounts held by Russian sellers which are then being converted into UAE’s dirham or the Chinese yuan, the people said, who asked not to be identified because the information is private.
  — Saikat Das, Bloomberg, 25 Mar. 2026
• An off-plan apartment at Aman Residences Dubai on the Jumeirah Peninsula, expected to be delivered in 2028, has sold for 422 million dirhams, according to fäm Properties — that’s $115 million for 31,201 square feet of real estate in the middle of a conflict zone.
  — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 6 Mar. 2026
• Lassale agreed the fossil diggers in Morocco often work in challenging conditions, including temperatures as high as 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), and with minimal protective equipment, while earning about 120 to 180 Moroccan dirhams (about $13 to $20) daily.
  — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025