guilder

Plural: guilders

Noun

• A former monetary unit of the Netherlands and other European countries.
• the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents
• formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal to 100 cents
• The former currency unit in the Netherlands, divided into 100 cents.
• The former currency unit in Suriname, divided into 100 cents.
• The current currency unit in the islands of the Caribbean Netherlands, divided into 100 cents.
• Obsolete spelling of gilder (“one who gilds”).

Examples

• Playing GUILDER across a double-word score felt like a valuable currency exchange for points.

Synonyms

Dutch florin, florin, gulden