leva
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8.1
The money used in Bulgaria
- noun
- /ˈlɛvə/
:
leva
Examples
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He's rolling with leva.
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Greece was ordered to pay an indemnity of 30 million leva (45,000 pounds in 1925) to Bulgaria.
Academic text (1995) -
I exchanged 50 leva at the currency office before my trip to Bulgaria.
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The cost of the meal was 40 leva, which was a reasonable price for such good food.
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She saved up her pocket money and was finally able to buy the dress for 80 leva.
Synonyms
lev
vsleva
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9.2
The money unit used in Bulgaria equal to 100 stotinki
is the general name for the currency without subunit detail
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word leva is the plural of lev, which comes from the Bulgarian word for 'lion'. Old coins showed a lion, so the money was called lev, and today leva is the name of Bulgaria's currency.