Sentence examples for shell money from inspiring English sources

Chartered in 1874 it was known as the town of Big Lick but was renamed Roanoke (1882) for the Indian term for shell money or for a nearby salt marsh.

The Solomon Islands dollar is the official currency; indigenous currencies such as shell money (from Malaita) and red-feather money (from Santa Cruz) are also made for use in customary transactions.

Conch shell in original word in Sanskrit called 'Sankh', in several cultures it also represented as shell money.

We meet local people anxious to hang on to traditions like shark-calling and shell money.

The regulators say that Amazon attributed three quarters of its profits in the EU to the shell, money that remained untaxed.

For example, the Duke of York Islanders "usually count in tens but count coconuts, taro, and yams by fours, and have a special set of terms for counting diwara ("shell money") in quantities of sixty" (Bowers 1977).

"Consumers are willing to shell out money to own a brand," he said.

If Shell loses money, the pensions of Dutch teachers, civil servants and many others suffer.

When their treasured pets are ailing, more owners are willing to shell out money for top-notch medical care.

It's one thing to shell out money on, say, a pair of Manolo Blahniks or a trip to Brazil.

Once you shell out money, you awaken expectations that get in the way of simply being present.