1. plural of drachma; former monetary units of Greece
Usage: historical
2. plural of drachma; ancient Greek units of weight and currency
Usage: historical; ancient

Examples

• The tourist exchanged dollars for drachmas before Greece adopted the euro.
• Ancient Greek merchants traded goods for silver drachmas.
• My grandmother kept old drachmas as souvenirs from her trip to Athens.
• The museum displayed coins worth several hundred drachmas from classical times.
• Before 2001, Greek prices were listed in drachmas rather than euros.
• Archaeologists found pottery shards alongside bronze drachmas at the dig site.