shekel
/ˈʃɛkəl/
noun
- The basic unit of money in Israel.
- The sandwich cost twenty shekels at the market.
- He saved up a few hundred shekels for the trip to Tel Aviv.
- She exchanged her dollars for shekels at the bank.
- An ancient unit of weight or money used in the Middle East, often mentioned in the Bible.
- In ancient times, a shekel was a measure of silver.
- The merchant weighed out ten shekels of gold for the trade.
- The Bible describes a shekel as a standard weight for offerings.
- Money or wealth (informal, often humorous).
- They spent their hard-earned shekels on a new car.
- He's always chasing the shekels, working two jobs.
- I need to earn some more shekels before the holidays.
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