manat
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Money used in Azerbaijan as the official currency
- noun
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manat
- The price of the apartment was set at 80,000 manat.
Examples
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He transferred 500 manat to cover his friend's expenses.
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A new car costs around 30,000 manat in Azerbaijan.
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- It's Manat.
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word manat for Azerbaijan's money comes from a Russian word meaning 'coin', and that Russian word comes from Latin moneta, which means 'mint' or 'money'. So calling the currency manat is just using an old word for 'coin' or 'money'.