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Ducats in a sentence

Ducats meaning

plural of ducat

Using Ducats

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of ducat
  • In the example corpus, ducats often appears in combinations such as: of ducats, ducats to, million ducats.

Context around Ducats

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 7 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

000 6× 200 1× 1000 1× gold 1× thousand 1× hundred 1× 500 1× 5000 1×

Often after:

per 2× twice 1× limited 1×

Sentence patterns with Ducats

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

1 million ducats 1× 20 000 ducats from a 1× 3 000 ducats to subsidise 1× 30 000 ducats to prevent 1× 30 000 ducats to the 1× 300 000 ducats he would 1× 36 million ducats and an 1× 6 000 ducats twice the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

economy charles v 1× having squandered his 1× his payment was 1× in a 1902 1× in return for 1× in the play 1×

Common sentence endings:

1 million ducats 1× 24 june expired 1× and silver thread 1× as a suitor 1× ducats per annum 1× for a coach 1×

Words around Ducats

Just before it in the word index:

ducati 61 ducasse 12 ducale 2 ducal 47 ducach 2 duca 24

Just after it in the word index:

ducatus 2 duce 17 duceppe 7 duces 2 ducey 78 duch 9

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaronson 18 abai 18 abass 18 abatements 18 abdulfatah 18 abebe 18

Corpus analysis for Ducats

  • In this selection, "ducats" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, 000, 200, 1000, per, twice and limited stand out and add context to how "ducats" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 1 million ducats and 20 000 ducats from a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ducats" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ducats

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Shylock refuses Bassanio's offer of 6,000 ducats, twice the amount of the loan. (15 words)

Having squandered his estate, he needs 3,000 ducats to subsidise his expenditures as a suitor. (16 words)

Successful in the application, the stipend allotted amounted to three hundred ducats, limited to three years. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

In a 1902 interview with Theater magazine, Adler pointed out that Shylock is a wealthy man, "rich enough to forgo the interest on three thousand ducats" and that Antonio is "far from the chivalrous gentleman he is made to appear. (40 words)

Ottoman and Habsburg sources accuse Murad himself of accepting enormous bribes, including 20,000 ducats from a statesman in exchange for the governorship of Tripoli and Tunisia, thus outbidding a rival who had tried bribing the Grand Vizier. (38 words)

His payment was to be 200 ducats per month; he was also to receive a share from the gambling tables set in the theatre's "ridotto", amounting to about 1000 ducats per annum. (33 words)

Example sentences (14)

Economy Charles V had left Philip with a debt of about 36 million ducats and an annual deficit of 1 million ducats.

His payment was to be 200 ducats per month; he was also to receive a share from the gambling tables set in the theatre's "ridotto", amounting to about 1000 ducats per annum.

The tapestries cost 1,600 gold ducats a piece — an enormous amount of money because of the intense labor involved and the expensive materials used, including real gold and silver thread.

In the play, Shylock loses thousands of Ducats on an investment in Antonio, and swears vengeance in the form of a pound of Antonio’s flesh one the loan is defaulted.

Having squandered his estate, he needs 3,000 ducats to subsidise his expenditures as a suitor.

In a 1902 interview with Theater magazine, Adler pointed out that Shylock is a wealthy man, "rich enough to forgo the interest on three thousand ducats" and that Antonio is "far from the chivalrous gentleman he is made to appear.

In return for 300.000 ducats he would attack Poland from the south after the truce on St. John's Day, 24 June expired.

Ottoman and Habsburg sources accuse Murad himself of accepting enormous bribes, including 20,000 ducats from a statesman in exchange for the governorship of Tripoli and Tunisia, thus outbidding a rival who had tried bribing the Grand Vizier.

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Shylock refuses Bassanio's offer of 6,000 ducats, twice the amount of the loan.

Successful in the application, the stipend allotted amounted to three hundred ducats, limited to three years.

The following year he became First Court Painter, with a salary of 50,000 reales and an allowance of 500 ducats for a coach.

The Jewish residents of Ferrara paid 30,000 ducats to prevent the pillage of the city by Klenau's forces; this was used to pay the wages of Gardani's troops.

Then Barbarossa sailed to Naxos, whence he carried off an immense booty, compelling the Duke of Naxos to purchase his further independence by paying a tribute of 5000 ducats.

The pope was greatly alarmed, and although he was then involved in war with France he sent about 30,000 ducats to the Hungarians.

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Common combinations with ducats

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ducats" in a sentence?
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What does "ducats" mean?
Ducats means: plural of ducat
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