noun
drachma
DRAK-muh/ˈdrækmə/
A Greek monetary unit used in ancient times and formerly in modern Greece.
The Greek drachma coin displays an owl beside its denomination.
Etymology
The Greek coin-and-weight name probably originally meant a “handful,” referring to six obols. This gives the monetary name a likely connection to an amount held in the hand.
In context
… the unit of measurement begins to become conflated with the unit of account because drachma eventually becomes a unit of account and in fact the greeks used drachma
More examples
- This old menu lists every price in drachmas.
- Greece used the drachma before it adopted the euro.
- The inscription gives the worker's daily pay as one drachma.
Forms
drachma · drachmas · drachmae