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Swedish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From early finance sheets where the colon (:) came pre-printed. A dash (–) was added to the right side of the colon as shorthand for 00 öre.
Symbol[edit]
:-
- (colloquial) kronor or other currency
- Synonym: kr
- Äpplen 5:-
- Apples 5 kronor
Noun[edit]
:- c pl
- kronor, or other currency
- 1938–1939, Wilhelm Berg, Göteborgs-släkter 2 P–S[1], page 341:
- […] bestående af en stuga, kök och en liten källare under köket samt vind, inköpt 26/7 1729 for 130 daler men derefter reparerad och värd for 180:-.
- […] consisting of a cabin, kitchen and a small cellar under the kitchen plus attic, purchased 26/7 1729 for 130 dalers but then repaired and worth 180 daler.