Definition of "obol" [obol]

• A silver coin or unit of weight equal to one sixth of a drachma, formerly used in ancient Greece. (noun)

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• "(It derives from "obol," an ancient Greek coin, and the "obo" part also echoes the phrase "or best offer.")"
• "They would knife a man over a copper obol, and would share with him the last of their water."
• "On their arrival Archidemus, the leader of the democracy at that date, who had charge of the two obol fund,48 inflicted a fine on"