1
: the basic monetary unit of Morocco and United Arab Emirates see Money Table
2
: a monetary subunit of the dinar (Libya) and riyal (Qatar) see dinar, riyal at Money Table
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These investors have committed to subscribe for 753 million dirhams worth of shares, which will be subject to a 180-day lock-up period.
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Yessar Rosendar, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
One öre was likely the same as nine Arabic dirhams, a currency that was widely circulated among the Vikings.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2024
The walls and floors use 24,000 square meters of marble, the same kind used to carve Michelangelo’s David, and the all-suite hotel is also home to the world’s biggest Swarovski crystal ceiling, with 21,000 crystals worth 1.3 million UAE dirhams ($354,000).
—Rebecca Cairns, CNN, 3 July 2024
Sources suggest Delhi's suggestion of making some payments in U.A.E. dirhams, instead of the yuan, if not the rupee, are also running into trouble.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
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Yessar Rosendar, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
One öre was likely the same as nine Arabic dirhams, a currency that was widely circulated among the Vikings.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2024
The walls and floors use 24,000 square meters of marble, the same kind used to carve Michelangelo’s David, and the all-suite hotel is also home to the world’s biggest Swarovski crystal ceiling, with 21,000 crystals worth 1.3 million UAE dirhams ($354,000).
—Rebecca Cairns, CNN, 3 July 2024
Sources suggest Delhi's suggestion of making some payments in U.A.E. dirhams, instead of the yuan, if not the rupee, are also running into trouble.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
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“Dirham.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dirham. Accessed 9 Nov. 2024.
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