Meaning of Bolivar | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The currency of Venezuela, divided into 100 céntimos.
2. A city, the county seat of Polk County, Missouri, United States.
3. Alternative spelling of bolívar.
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4. A province in Ecuador. Capital: Guaranda.
5. A village in Ohio.
6. A town in La Unión department, El Salvador.
7. A city, the county seat of Hardeman County, Tennessee.

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Examples

“He can compute his earnings for a week at so many bolívares a day, and he knows the costs of various construction materials and with some effort can make a simple summation of costs of materials for a job.”

“In 1921, for example, a large chicken could be obtained for four bolívares, whereas now one cost ten bolívares. Likewise, oranges that had previously sold for two bolívares per hundred were now one bolívar for four.”

“In theory, it would be entirely possible to offer these low prices, especially given that the canteen does not pay for local land rents, or tenancy, or electricity, or water; that it employs inmates who are paid a pittance (two bolívares for the entire day); […]”

“The mining law of 1925 places taxes at two Bolivars ($0.39) per hectare on property not in operation. […] The 125,000,000 Bolivars surplus in the treasury, while not a great deal of money in London or New York ($25,000,000) denotes a condition of things in Venezuela that the British and French like.”

““These people want to buy some arepas. How much are they?” “They are two Bolivars apiece, and I haven’t gone yet.[…]””

“The Venezuelan unit of currency is the Bolivar (VEB). […] The Bolivar is nominally subdivided into 100 céntimos, although coins denominated in céntimos no longer circulate.”

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