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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