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SHEKEL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does shekel mean?
• SHEKEL (noun)
The noun SHEKEL has 1 sense:
1. the basic unit of money in Israel
Familiarity information: SHEKEL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The basic unit of money in Israel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("shekel" is a kind of...):
Israeli monetary unit (monetary unit in Israel)
Meronyms (parts of "shekel"):
agora (100 agorot equal 1 shekel in Israel)
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