rand
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- noun
- /rænd/
- South African
- Five rand a week.
- South African rand
- African rand
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Watch on YouTubeI mean, for most of my life in those days, the Rand was worth was the only currency worth more than the Rand was the pound.
- I mean, for most of my life in those days, the Rand was worth was the only currency worth more than the Rand was the pound.
Examples
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When she came in, the trifecta paid four or five thousand rand.
Fiction book (1993) -
Participants were reimbursed 20 South African rand (about US$3) for their transportation costs to and from the PHRU.
Academic text (2011) -
That will be 50 rand please.
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It's hundreds of rand per linear meter.
Fiction book (1993) -
ShopRite added a billion Rand in new income every month for three years.
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The value of the rand was also low, and this precluded buying works from outside the country.
Academic text (2007) -
Fill Property Cash Ltd promises to make savings of over nine thousand rand by creating simple stores across Nigeria.
Blog text (15) -
There's 25,000 rand in there.
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The price of the book is 250 rand.
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She spent 100 rand on groceries for the week.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rand comes from the Afrikaans and Dutch word rand, which means 'edge' or 'ridge'. It was named after the Witwatersrand, a ridge where gold was found near Johannesburg, so South Africa's money is called the rand because it comes from that gold region.