Meaning & use
shekel
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the basic monetary unit of Israel, or, informally, money in general.
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The souvenir was priced at fifty shekels in the market stall.
He joked that he'd do almost anything for a few extra shekels.
A note on using this word
The shekel is one of the oldest units of currency still in use, tracing back to ancient Mesopotamian weights used for measuring silver.
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