noun Download 🔗Share The currency of Greece in ancient times and again from 1832 until 2001, with the symbol ₯, since replaced by the euro. Examples : "Before Greece adopted the euro, tourists exchanged their dollars for drachmas to buy souvenirs in Athens. " history economy nation finance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A coin worth one drachma. Examples : "He searched his pockets, hoping to find a few drachmas to buy a small piece of bread. " economy finance value Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An Ancient Greek weight of about 66.5 grains, or 4.3 grams. Examples : "The merchant weighed the silver using a balance scale, charging five drachmas for each pile of coins that reached the specified weight. " history archaeology value economy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A later Greek weight equal to a gram. Examples : "The jeweler meticulously weighed the silver in drachmas to calculate its value. " history value economy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading