zaire

1 9.9

Former money used in Zaire from 1967 to 1997

noun
/zɛər/

Specialized

: zaire

The collector had an old zaire banknote from the early 1980s in his album.

Examples

The collector had an old zaire banknote from the early 1980s in his album.
In 1978, a loaf of bread cost five zaires in the capital city.
After hyperinflation, the zaire was replaced by a new currency.
The price was listed in zaires before the currency change.
I found some old zaires in my grandfather's drawer.
In 1978, a loaf of bread cost five zaires in the capital city.
After hyperinflation, the zaire was replaced by a new currency.

Compounds

Zaire River

7.0

The old name for the Congo River in central Africa that flows to the Atlantic Ocean

Surface Forms

zaire singular

zaires plural

Etymology

The word zaire comes from the name of the Zaire River, which itself comes from a local word meaning 'river' or 'the river that swallows other rivers'. Because the country once used the name Zaire, its money was called the zaire, so the word means a unit of money from that country.