rand
pronunciation
How to pronounce rand in British English:
UK [rænd]
How to pronounce rand in American English:
US [rænd]
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- Noun:
- the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents
Word Origin
- rand (n.)
- "rocky ridge overlooking a river valley," 1839, South African English, from Afrikaans, from Dutch rand "edge, margin," cognate with Old English rand "brink, bank." As a unit of currency, adopted by the Republic of South Africa in 1961 (see Krugerrand). Johnson's dictionary has rand "Border; seam: as the rand of a woman's shoe."
Example
- 1. It is easy for the rand to overshoot in both directions .
- 2. A typical , unfurnished two-bed flat rents from 8000 to 14000 rand , depending on the neighbourhood .
- 3. Today , all transactions are in foreign currencies , mainly the u. s.dollar and the south african rand .
- 4. So the rand corporation , a think-tank in santa monica , has bravely tried to project some effects .
- 5. Avon does not demand any formal qualifications ; only a warm smile and a start-up fee of 75 rand .