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SHEKEL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does shekel mean? 

SHEKEL (noun)
  The noun SHEKEL has 1 sense:

1. the basic unit of money in Israelplay

  Familiarity information: SHEKEL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SHEKEL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The basic unit of money in Israel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("shekel" is a kind of...):

Israeli monetary unit (monetary unit in Israel)

Meronyms (parts of "shekel"):

agora (100 agorot equal 1 shekel in Israel)


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