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- noun Plural form of
gourde .
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Examples
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After his talk they got up a little collection — maybe a few hundred bucks in gourdes.
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After his talk they got up a little collection — maybe a few hundred bucks in gourdes.
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Haiti's central bank vault, which houses its cash, was not affected by the earthquake and should be able to dole out Haitian currency, known as gourdes, to supply banking operations, according to an official at the World Bank, which is monitoring Haiti's banking system.
Stars and Stripes 2010
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When I ask the price of a plate she tells me five Haitian gourdes, which is about 12 US cents.
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Haiti's central bank vault, which houses its cash, was not affected by the earthquake and should be able to dole out Haitian currency, known as gourdes, to supply banking operations, according to an official at the World Bank, which is monitoring Haiti's banking system.
Stars and Stripes 2010
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Someone lucky enough to have U.S. dollars has faced a punishing exchange rate as street vendors cut back sharply on the number of Haitian dollars, officially called "gourdes," they are prepared to offer.
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Someone lucky enough to have U.S. dollars has faced a punishing exchange rate as street vendors cut back sharply on the number of Haitian dollars, officially called "gourdes," they are prepared to offer.
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"In Haiti they paid us $300 a month, in gourdes, the Haitian money," says one former overseas doctor who is now back in Cuba.
New Prize in Cold War: Cuban Doctors Joel Millman 2011
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Recently, a 19-year-old girl was given 25 gourdes Haitian currency worth about 50 cents and was told of an orphanage in Kenscoff, a mountainous town some two hours from the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, where she could drop her kids.
Dr. Jane Aronson: WWO: Trusted and Valuable Resource in Haitian Community Dr. Jane Aronson 2012
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Recently, a 19-year-old girl was given 25 gourdes Haitian currency worth about 50 cents and was told of an orphanage in Kenscoff, a mountainous town some two hours from the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, where she could drop her kids.
Dr. Jane Aronson: WWO: Trusted and Valuable Resource in Haitian Community Dr. Jane Aronson 2012
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