# rix-dollar

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹɪksˌdɒlə/

## Definitions
1. A silver coin and money of account in use from the late-16ᵗʰ to the mid-19ᵗʰ centuries in the European Teutonic countries and their imperial trading networks.
2. A unit of currency introduced into certain former European colonies such as Cape Province and Ceylon.

## Etymology
Borrowed from obsolete Dutch rijcksdaler (modern rijksdaalder), after early modern German Reichsthaler.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rix-dollar