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Alongside Transylvanian ducats and Tibetan srangs, the house was offering five gold ingots—four baguettes and one chocolate bar, estimated to sell for between twenty-two and thirty thousand dollars each.—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024 Yet, that can also be a pricey choice, given that ducats to see most big-name music acts can run hundreds of dollars.—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 17 June 2024 And judging by the reaction from ticket buyers — with all seven shows sold out in advance and ducats going for many times face value through re-sell outlets — the fans wouldn’t have it any other way.—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 10 June 2024 The ducat is the cherry on top of the discoveries so far, per the group's statement.—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for ducat
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Middle French, from Old Italian ducato coin with the doge's portrait on it, from duca doge, from Late Greek douk-, doux leader, from Latin duc-, dux
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