noun. The primary unit of currency in Greece before the adoption of the euro.

noun. An ancient Greek silver coin.

noun. One of several modern units of weight, especially the dram.

noun. The principal silver coin of the ancient Greeks.

noun. A silver coin of the modern kingdom of Greece, by law of the same value as the French franc, equal to 19.3 United States cents. It is divided into 100 lepta.

noun. A weight among the ancient Greeks, being that of the silver coin. See drum.

noun. A silver coin among the ancient Greeks, having a different value in different States and at different periods. The average value of the Attic drachma is computed to have been about 19 cents (U. S. currency, ca. 1913).

noun. A gold and silver coin of modern Greece worth 19.3 cents.

noun. Among the ancient Greeks, a weight of about 66.5 grains; among the modern Greeks, a weight equal to a gram.

noun. The currency of Greece from ancient times until 2001, with the symbol ₯, since replaced by the euro.

noun. A coin worth one drachma.

noun. An Ancient Greek weight of about 66.5 grains.

noun. A later Greek weight equal to a gram.

noun. formerly the basic unit of money in Greece

noun. a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains

"Unless they have already decided to price it in Greek drachma, rather than euro, he can tell you that there is an awful long way to go before austerity kicks in."

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