Definition of "dirham" [dirham]

• See Table at currency. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "A dirham is a coin nearly equal in value to sixpence of our money."
• "The local currency is the dirham, which is pegged at AED 3.67 to 1 US dollar."
• ""They are very sensitive to their currency and they think that the dirham is a national currency and they are not ready either to give it away or let it be used by other countries.""