Definition of Haitian monetary unit

1. Noun. The monetary unit in Haiti.

Generic synonyms: Monetary Unit
Specialized synonyms: Gourde

Lexicographical Neighbors of Haitian Monetary Unit

Haikou
Hail Mary
Hail Marys
Hailey
Hailey-Hailey disease
Hainan
Hainaut
Haiphong
Haiti
Haitian
Haitian Creole
Haitian Vodoun Culture Language
Haitian capital
Haitian centime
Haitian monetary unit (current term)
Haitians
Hakea
Hakea laurina
Hakea leucoptera
Haken
Hakenkreuz
Hakham
Hakka
Hakka dialect
Hakkanese
Hakkapeliitta
Hakkapeliittas
Hakkas

Literary usage of Haitian monetary unit

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Mexico and the Caribbean by George Hubbard Blakeslee (1920)
"If, for instance, an employee earned say 50 gourds (the Haitian monetary unit), he received a chit or due bill for that amount. ..."

2. Inquiry Into Occupation and Administration of Haiti and Santo Domingo by United States Congress. Senate. Select committee on Haiti and Santo Domingo. [from old catalog] (1921)
"In 1918, I think it was a prominent lawyer that presented a Government check which called for the payment of 75 gourdes, the Haitian monetary unit, ..."

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