bilon

See also: bilóń

Esperanto

Noun

bilon

  1. accusative singular of bilo

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French billon. First attested in 1806.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbi.lɔn/
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  • Rhymes: -ilɔn
  • Syllabification: bi‧lon

Noun

bilon m inan

  1. (money) loose change, small change, change, coins (coins of lower value)
    bilon i banknoty ― change
    garść bilonu ― a handful of change
    trochę bilonu ― a little change
    automat na bilon ― coin operated vending machine
    parkomat na bilon ― coin operated parking meter
    kaseta/kasetka z bilonem ― changebox
    puszki z bilonem ― a can of change
    szuflada z bilonem ― a drawer with change
    torebka z bilonem ― a purse with change
    worek z bilonem ― a sack of change
    pieniądze w bilonie ― money in change
    liczyć bilon ― to count change
    skraść bilon ― to steal change
    przyjmować bilon ― to accept change
    wymienić/wymieniać bilon ― to exchange change
    zgarnąć bilon ― to pocket loose change
    płacić bilonem ― to pay with change
    wrzucać bilon do skarbonek ― to put change in to a piggy bank
    zbierać bilon do skarbonek ― to collect change in to a piggy bank

Declension
Declension of bilon
singular
nominative bilon
genitive bilonu
dative bilonowi
accusative bilon
instrumental bilonem
locative bilonie
vocative bilonie

Derived terms
adjective

References
  1. Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “bilon”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)

Further reading
  • bilon in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bilon in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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