noun🔗ShareThe currency of Greece in ancient times and again from 1832 until 2001, with the symbol ₯, since replaced by the euro.""Before Greece adopted the euro, a loaf of bread cost only a few drachma." "historyeconomyfinancebusinessvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA coin worth one drachma."My grandmother gave me a handful of ancient Greek drachmas as a souvenir. "valueeconomyfinancehistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn Ancient Greek weight of about 66.5 grains, or 4.3 grams."The merchant weighed the silver using a drachma to ensure he gave the customer the correct amount. "historyvalueeconomyfinancearchaeologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA later Greek weight equal to a gram."To measure the gold powder accurately for his chemistry experiment, the student used a scale calibrated to show the weight in drachmas; one drachma indicated precisely one gram. "historyeconomyvalueamountChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
