Meaning & use
shekels
The basic unit of currency in modern Israel, or, informally, money in general.
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He priced the souvenirs in shekels before converting the total to dollars.
Save your shekels, he joked, nodding at the tempting stack of gadgets.
A note on using this word
'Sheckles' is a common misspelling; the correct spelling is 'shekels,' which was also an ancient unit of weight.
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money
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