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Meaning of thaler | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈtɑːləɹ/

Definitions

  1. A monetary unit used in a number of central and northern European countries, known locally as daalder (Netherlands), daler (Scandinavia), Taler, Thaler (Germany), etc.
    historical
  2. A surname from German.
  3. The currency of Baden from 1829 to 1837, valued at 100 Kreuzer.
    historical

Equivalents

Čeština tolar
Deutsch Taler
Español tálero taller
Suomi taaleri
Italiano tallero
日本語 ターラー
한국어 탈러
Nederlands daalder
Polski talar
Português táler
Русский та́лер

Examples

“[I]n exchange for the 350,000 thaler paid to his royal cousin, the sly Prussian Prince received the Polish territories of Nordhausen, Petersberg, and Quedlinburg, […] Frederick favored neither suggestion and decided to add another 100,000 thaler to the 350,000 paid to August II. of Saxony; […]”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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