rand
noun
\ ˈrand
, ˈränd, ˈränt\
, ˈränd, ˈränt\
plural rand
Definition of rand
(Entry 1 of 2)
the basic monetary unit of South Africa — see Money Table
Rand
biographical name
\ ˈrand
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Definition of Rand (Entry 2 of 2)
Ayn
\ ˈīn \
1905–1982 American (Russian-born) writer
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1905–1982 American (Russian-born) writer
Examples of rand in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The rand has slumped nearly 15% against the dollar this year. — Josh Zumbrun, WSJ, "The Bad Trade-Offs Emerging Markets Face," 14 Oct. 2018 South Africa’s rand is down nearly 13%, while the Chilean peso is off nearly 8%. — Ira Iosebashvili, WSJ, "Growth Fears Dent Commodities Prices," 13 Dec. 2018 Some head home with ora as souvenirs, leaving rand behind. — Gregory Barber, WIRED, "Inside an All-White Town’s Divisive Experiment With Cryptocurrency," 6 June 2019 The exchange mechanism would not be based on South African rands. — Thomas Wolfgang Thurner, Quartz Africa, "Renewable energy managed over blockchain would boost Africa’s rural power access," 11 June 2019 The paper is a thick, slippery plastic that mimics the texture of the rand. — Gregory Barber, WIRED, "Inside an All-White Town’s Divisive Experiment With Cryptocurrency," 6 June 2019 Short-rand positions versus the dollar jumped last week by the most since December to a three-month high, according to data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. — Colleen Goko, Bloomberg.com, "South African Rand Is Back to Its Bad Old Way," 21 May 2018 The dollar was up 0.6% against the Brazilian real and gained 1.1% against the South African rand while rising against a broad range of other emerging-market currencies. — Ira Iosebashvili, WSJ, "China Data Weigh on Emerging-Market Currencies," 28 Feb. 2019 The crisis has added to the gloom surrounding South African assets, pushing the rand lower and sending stocks to six-month lows. — Joe Parkinson, WSJ, "South African Finance Minister Resigns," 9 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rand.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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rand
noun
English Language Learners Definition of rand
: the basic unit of money in the Republic of South Africa
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