dinar

noun

di·​nar di-ˈnär 

ˈdē-ˌnär

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

Examples of dinar in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Conversions from euros to USD were done using the OANDA conversion rate of 1 euro to 1.17 USD and 1 Serbian dinar to 0.0094 USD on Aug. 8, 2025. —Talia Wexler zachary Green, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2025

Kuwait signed contracts worth over 1 billion Kuwaiti dinars ($3.27 billion) with Saudi renewable energy giant ACWA Power. —Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2025

Kuwait is reportedly planning to invest up to 50 billion dinars ($164 billion) in major regional projects, with Saudi Arabia expected to be a top destination. —Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 6 Aug. 2025

Altogether, about 100 million Algerian dinars ($756,000) were allocated for drone use countrywide. —Madjid Serrah, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Arabic dīnār, from Late Greek dēnarion denarius, from Latin denarius — more at denier

First Known Use

1634, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for dinar

• adar
• afar
• ajar
• alar
• ansar
• bazaar
• bizarre
• boxcar
• boyar
• bulbar
• cachar
• cigar

Kids Definition

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