duit
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Informal word for money often used in Malaysia and Indonesia
- noun
- Philippine
:
dinero
- He asked his friend to lend him some duit for the bus fare.
Examples
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I need to save more duit this month.
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Do you have any duit left?
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She kept some spare duit in her wallet while traveling through Malaysia and Indonesia.
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If you want to buy snacks at the market, make sure you have enough duit with you.
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I need to save some duit for my upcoming trip to Bali.
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He always carries enough duit for his daily expenses.
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The locals said that you can negotiate prices if you have more duit.
Synonyms
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9.9
Money in cash that people use to buy things
is specific to Southeast Asian English with Malay or Indonesian influence
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9.9
An informal word for money
is used informally within Southeast Asian English influenced by Malay or Indonesian
9.9
A playful word children use to mean money
is an informal regional word tied to Southeast Asian English rather than playful spelling
9.9
Money or valuable things that people own
is used informally in Southeast Asian English for ordinary money not broad wealth
Surface Forms
Etymology
Duit comes from Malay and Indonesian where it simply means 'money'. It originally named a small Dutch coin called duit, so today duit is an informal word for 'cash' or 'spare change'.