Definition of "bolivar" [bolivar]

• See Table at currency. (noun)

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• "The bolivar is now worth about one-ninth what it was then, relative to the dollar (which, of course, has also declined in value)."
• "With Venezuelan crude oil around $80 per barrel, the local currency known as the bolivar ought to be strong."
• "Rica, some from Columbia, and so making sure we can pay those bills with a currency other than the bolivar is the challenge"