1. plural of obol; small coins of ancient Greece, each worth one-sixth of a drachma
Usage: historical; often used in plural form
2. a small amount of money; a modest contribution or payment
Usage: archaic; figurative use

Examples

• Ancient Greek citizens carried obols in their purses for everyday transactions.
• The museum's collection includes several well-preserved obols from the 5th century BCE.
• He contributed his obols to the temple treasury as an act of devotion.
• The widow's obols, though small, were accepted with gratitude.
• Archaeologists discovered a cache of silver obols buried beneath the marketplace.