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ducats

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for ducats.

Editorial note

College starting at 640 ducats a year up to 2560 ducats a year.

Examples14
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A surname.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of ducats gathered in one view.

noun

A surname.

noun

(historical) A gold coin minted by various European nations.

noun

(informal) A coin of the major denomination (dollar, euro, etc.); money in general.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for ducats.

noun

A surname.

noun

(historical) A gold coin minted by various European nations.

noun

(informal) A coin of the major denomination (dollar, euro, etc.); money in general.

noun

(US, theater, transport, slang) A ticket.

Example sentences

1

College starting at 640 ducats a year up to 2560 ducats a year.

2

The man in the 12th century tavern sought to give you an ambiguous ‘token’ whilst taking your ducats.

3

If you gave him your ducats, the net effect would not be an attack on the ducat system.

4

It would be an attack on the tavern owner, who might otherwise have got those ducats from you for board and beer.

5

To the estate, in which case the next beneficiary gets the ducats.

6

Right, I'm sure all those greedy Jews were wrecking things by coveting their shiny ducats...

7

My e-mail is gilesb@gmail.com and I am more than happy to take your ducats.

8

And nobody bathes in a pool of ducats either.

9

I later earned minor ducats writing little RPG programs, and the rest of my career has been far, far away from such programs.

10

Human assets are rare and precious, but I have no problem flinging a few technological ducats in the general direction of the peasants.

11

The more Florence debases the silver florin while Venice stays honest, the more I'm tempted to melt my old florins into Venetian silver ducats.

12

I'd say that counts as an empire, and I dare say I like it better than the one where the emperor gets all the ducats.

Quote examples

1

Sure, fiber can't be tapped in the same manner, but you can get around that by placing your splice/tap during other outages, especially if you arrange for those too -- "Here's <insert amount> dollars/euros/ducats/doubloons/etc.

Proper noun examples

1

What if it had doubled in price in a few days from 1 Ducat to 2 Ducats, just last week?

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use ducats in a sentence?

College starting at 640 ducats a year up to 2560 ducats a year.

What does ducats mean?

A surname.

What part of speech is ducats?

ducats is commonly used as noun.