1
: a gold coin formerly used in countries of southwest Asia and north Africa
2
a
: the basic monetary unit of Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Serbia, and Tunisia see Money Table
b
: a monetary subunit of the rial (Iran) see rial at Money Table
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Altogether, about 100 million Algerian dinars ($756,000) were allocated for drone use countrywide.
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Madjid Serrah, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2024
In some cases, just qualifying for the Olympics is enough cause for compensation: the Iraqi soccer team and weightlifter Ali Ammar Yasser received plots of land, monthly stipends, and a reward of 10 million Iraqi dinars (over $7,000) each after securing their spots in Paris.
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 10 July 2024
Officials had predicted that construction could total 2 million dinar (about $635,000) for a bridge that would measure 38 meters (125 feet) long.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 June 2024
Runaway inflation of the Iraqi dinar further complicated whatever back pay, retirement pensions, or stipends the CPA might want to institute.
—Garrett M. Graff, Foreign Affairs, 5 May 2023
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Madjid Serrah, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2024
In some cases, just qualifying for the Olympics is enough cause for compensation: the Iraqi soccer team and weightlifter Ali Ammar Yasser received plots of land, monthly stipends, and a reward of 10 million Iraqi dinars (over $7,000) each after securing their spots in Paris.
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 10 July 2024
Officials had predicted that construction could total 2 million dinar (about $635,000) for a bridge that would measure 38 meters (125 feet) long.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 June 2024
Runaway inflation of the Iraqi dinar further complicated whatever back pay, retirement pensions, or stipends the CPA might want to institute.
—Garrett M. Graff, Foreign Affairs, 5 May 2023
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“Dinar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dinar. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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dinar
noun
di·nar
di-ˈnär 
ˈdē-ˌ
1
: a basic unit of money (as of Jordan)
2
: a coin or bill representing one dinar
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