100 agorot equal 1 shekel in Israel
"She asked me to count out exactly one hundred agorot so I could give her a single shekel for the bus fare."
the marketplace in ancient Greece
"Archaeologists recently uncovered a well-preserved fountain near the agora, revealing how bustling daily life was in ancient Athens."
a place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece
"As we walked through the ruins of Athens, our guide pointed out where the agora once served as the bustling heart of public life and political debate."
A place for gathering.
"The old man counted his remaining silver agoras before deciding to buy a loaf of bread at the market."
Since 1960, a monetary unit and coin of Israel, the 100th part of a shekel / sheqel.
The word agora is a learned borrowing from Ancient Greek, where it originally meant a public gathering place.