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lats

lats

9.9
Money used in Latvia until 2014 when they adopted the euro
  • noun
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  • I exchanged my dollars for lats when I visited Latvia.

Examples

  • Before 2014, the lats was used for all official transactions in Latvia.

  • The price of the book is 15 lats.

  • During her trip to Riga, she exchanged her euros for lats at the airport.

  • The shop displayed prices in both lats and euros during the currency transition.

  • Before 2014, the lats was used for all official transactions in Latvia.

  • During her trip to Riga, she exchanged her euros for lats at the airport.

  • The shop displayed prices in both lats and euros during the currency transition.

Surface Forms

lats singular
lats plural

Morphology

lats = lat (transparent) = lat + s

The plural is formed by the regular English plural suffix '-s' on the currency noun 'lat', so the meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

Lats comes from the name of the country Latvia and was simply the national money of Latvia. A helpful way to remember it is to think of lats as 'Latvia's money', which explains why it was used for all payments there until the euro arrived in 2014.