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Shekels

noun/ʃˈɛkəlz/
Definition
informal terms for money
the basic unit of money in Israel
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ʃˈɛkəlz/
🇬🇧British English
/ʃˈɛkəlz/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ʃˈɛkəlz/
2 syllables Say it as /ʃˈɛkəlz/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Word Forms
cabbageverbmake off with belongings of others
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Schekel
informelle Bedingungen für Geld
🇪🇸Spanish
plata
términos informales para dinero
🇮🇹Italian
shekel
termini informali per denaro
🇳🇱Dutch
sikkels
informele voorwaarden voor geld
🇵🇹Portuguese
siclos
termos informais para dinheiro
🇷🇺Russian
шекели
неофициальные условия за деньги
India
🇮🇳Hindi
दौलत
पैसे के लिए अनौपचारिक शर्तें
🇧🇩Bengali
শেকেল
অর্থের জন্য অনানুষ্ঠানিক শর্তাবলী
🇮🇳Tamil
ஷெக்கல்கள்
பணத்திற்கான முறைசாரா விதிமுறைகள்
🇮🇳Telugu
షెకెల్స్
డబ్బు కోసం అనధికారిక నిబంధనలు
🇮🇳Marathi
शेकेल
पैशासाठी अनौपचारिक अटी
🇮🇳Gujarati
શેકેલ્સ
પૈસા માટે અનૌપચારિક શરતો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಶೇಕೆಲ್‌ಗಳು
ಹಣಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಅನೌಪಚಾರಿಕ ನಿಯಮಗಳು
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഷെക്കലുകൾ
പണത്തിനുള്ള അനൗപചാരിക നിബന്ധനകൾ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸ਼ੈਕੇਲ
ਪੈਸੇ ਲਈ ਗੈਰ ਰਸਮੀ ਸ਼ਰਤਾਂ
🇵🇰Urdu
شیکلز
پیسے کے لیے غیر رسمی شرائط
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
谢克尔
非正式的金钱术语
🇯🇵Japanese
シェケル
金銭に関する非公式な条件
🇰🇷Korean
돈에 대한 비공식적 조건
🇻🇳Vietnamese
đồng shekel
điều khoản không chính thức về tiền
🇹🇭Thai
เชเขล
เงื่อนไขที่ไม่เป็นทางการสำหรับเงิน
🇮🇩Indonesian
uang
istilah informal untuk uang
🇲🇾Malay
syikal
istilah tidak rasmi untuk wang
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
شيكل
شروط غير رسمية مقابل المال
🇮🇷Persian
مثقال
شرایط غیر رسمی برای پول
🇹🇷Turkish
şekel
para için resmi olmayan şartlar
🇮🇱Hebrew
שקלים
תנאים לא פורמליים לכסף
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'shekels'?
The primary meaning of 'shekels' is 'informal terms for money'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'shekels' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'shekels' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'shekels' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'shekels' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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