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‖ groschen|ˈgrəʊʃən|
Also 7–8 groshen, (8 grosch). Pl. groschen; also 7–8 groshen(s, 8 grosches, 9 groschens.
[G. groschen masc., altered form (not dim.) of MHG. gros, grosse = F. gros: see gross n.2]
Before the establishment of the present German monetary system, a small silver coin and money of account variously = 1/24, 1/30, or 1/36 of a thaler.
1617Moryson Itin. i. 35 Here each man paid..seuen maria-groshen for meat. c1622J. Taylor (Water P.) Wks. (1630) i. 67/1 The Grosh, Potchandle, Stiuer, Doyte, and Sowse Compar'd with me, are all scarce worth a Lowse. 1753Hanway Trav. (1762) I. vii. lxxxviii. 407 They keep their accounts here in gilders, grosch and phennigen. 1756–7tr. Keysler's Trav. (1760) IV. 305 Reckoning the quart of wine only at four groshens. 1823W. Irving Life & Lett. (1864) II. 149, I am let off for two dollars eight groschen fine. 1831Carlyle Sart. Res. (1858) 136 Their Flag..had you sold it at any market-cross, would not have brought above three groschen. 1892Zangwill Childr. Ghetto II. 5 With our Groschen let us rebuild Jerusalem and our holy Temple.
Add:b. In Austria since 1925, a monetary unit equivalent to 1/100 of a schilling; a coin of this value.
1925Statesman's Year-bk. 689 The Austrian unit of currency was the krone. But as from June 30, 1925, there came into general use a new unit, the gold shilling, made up of 100 groschen. 1959Chambers's Encycl. I. 828/1 In December 1945 the Reichsmark currency, which had been in circulation since the Anschluss in 1938, was converted into Austrian schillings (AS) of 100 groschen. 1978J. Irving World according to Garp v. 95 His pocket of loose schillings and worthless groschen. 1990Washington Times 24 July e1/4 ‘Every Friday we would give out some groschen, which was less than a penny.’.. Mr. Bader's early career had been in the book business, starting out in Vienna Wallishauser. |
