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kip

kip

1 9.3
The money used in Laos
  • noun
  • /kɪp/
translation icon : kip
  • When calculating my expenses, I budgeted 100,000 kip for transportation during my stay.

Examples

  • After exchanging my dollars, I received 500,000 kip for my trip to Laos.

  • As the steel fibers increased to 1.4%, the cracking load was increased to 11.5 kN (2.6 kip) when compared to STE0.65.

    Academic text (2016)
  • I'll pay you 400 kip.

  • The post-cracking load increased until it reached a peak load of 22.7 kN (5.1 kip), which is 86% more than the cracking load.

    Academic text (2016)
  • As illustrated in Fig. 2(a), the vertical load of 120,000 kN (27,000 kip) is applied to the top of the connection.

    Academic text (2016)
  • The post-cracking behavior is depicted in an increase in the load until reaching a peak load of 6555 N (1473.6 kip), which surpassed the cracking load by a 27% increase.

    Academic text (2016)
  • The load-carrying capacity of the connection increased linearly up to the service load Ps = 72,000 kN (16,190 kip) (i = 2.0 mm, 0.0787 in).

    Academic text (2016)
  • The slip deformation at the ultimate design load Pu = 120,000 kN (26,980 kip) was i = 5.60 mm (0.220 in).

    Academic text (2016)
  • First, her food costs are concentrated in rice and meat: she purchased 600 kg of milled rice at a price of 3,240,000 Lao kip (LAK) per year ($402) and meat at the market a few times per month.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The cost of a meal in Laos can be as low as 20,000 kip at a local restaurant.

Surface Forms

kip singular
kips plural

Etymology

Kip for the Laotian money comes directly from the Lao word kip, the name of the currency. So kip is the basic unit of money used in Laos.