dirham

IPA: dˈɝʌm

A unit of currency used in the Arab world, currently the name of the currency of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates.
(historical units of measurement) Alternative form of dirhem: a former Turkish unit of weight. [(historical units of measurement) A former small Turkish unit of weight, variously reckoned as 1.5–3.5 g (0.05–0.12 oz.).]
Alternative letter-case form of dirham [A unit of currency used in the Arab world, currently the name of the currency of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates.]

Examples of "dirham" in Sentences

A dirham is a coin nearly equal in value to sixpence of our money.
Nakheel's 4.8 billion dirham sukuk, or Islamic bond, is another example.
The local currency is the dirham, which is pegged at AED 3.67 to 1 US dollar.
We were told that half a dirham was the usual tip for this job and were directed to another fellow who would help us.
The developer of man-made island communities The Palm and The World issued the first 3.8 billion dirham portion of the bond to creditors at a 10% coupon in August 2011.
"They are very sensitive to their currency and they think that the dirham is a national currency and they are not ready either to give it away or let it be used by other countries."