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rand
1[ rand ]
noun
- (in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- British Dialect.
- a strip or long slice.
- a border or margin.
verb (used with object)
- to provide (footwear) with rands.
rand
2[ rand ]
noun
- a coin and monetary unit of the Republic of South Africa, equal to 100 cents. : R.
Rand
3[ rand ]
noun
- Ayn [ahyn], 1905–82, U.S. novelist and essayist, born in Russia.
Rand
1/ æԻ /
noun
- the Randshort for Witwatersrand
rand
2/ rɒnt; æԻ /
noun
- the standard monetary unit of the Republic of South Africa, divided into 100 cents
rand
3/ æԻ /
noun
- shoemaking a leather strip put in the heel of a shoe before the lifts are put on
- dialect.
- a strip or margin; border
- a strip of cloth; selvage
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of rand1
Origin of rand2
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of rand1
Origin of rand2
Example Sentences
Big Boy asked for 220 rand for his services, but Locke refused to pay.
This included thousands of US dollars, South African rand and Nigerian naira to the families of the building collapse victims, 85 of whom were from South Africa.
Billions of rand have been lost through corruption involving officials and politicians.
It says it costs operating mines as much as 7 billion rand annually and the economy tens of billions of rand more in lost export earnings, taxes and royalties.
The South African rand is set to gain less than 1% while the Turkish lira is set to fall around 16% in a year.
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