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LOONIE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does loonie mean?
• LOONIE (noun)
The noun LOONIE has 1 sense:
1. the basic unit of money in Canada
Familiarity information: LOONIE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The basic unit of money in Canada
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
Canadian dollar; loonie
Context example:
the Canadian dollar has the image of loon on one side of the coin
Hypernyms ("loonie" is a kind of...):
dollar (the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents)
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