gourde

noun

the basic monetary unit of Haiti see Money Table

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For those living inside the country, the group proposed targeting 1,000 Haitians in each of the 10 regions and collecting 5,000 gourdes, or about $40 from each. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025 In the last two years, Haiti’s currency, the gourde, declined 60% against the dollar and inflation recently reached 20%, Chalmers said. Washington Post, 7 Dec. 2019 Now phones cost about $20, but service is 3 to 5 gourdes per minute (exchange rate now is 40 gourdes for $1). IEEE Spectrum, 19 Feb. 2010

Word History

Etymology

American French

First Known Use

circa 1858, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gourde was circa 1858

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“Gourde.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gourde. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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