ringgit
noun
ring·git
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plural ringgits
or ringgit
Definition of ringgit
the basic monetary unit of Malaysia — see Money Table
Examples of ringgit in a Sentence
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Police also seized jewelry and hundreds of handbags and other valuables estimated at more than 1.1 billion ringgit ($273 million) from properties linked to Najib. — Washington Post, "Malaysia ex-PM use ‘elaborate’ plan to loot fund: prosecutor," 28 Aug. 2019 Three local films broke the 30 million ringgits ($7.2 million) barrier for the first time in 2018, with Syamsul Yusof’s horror title Munafik 2 becoming the highest-grossing Malaysian film of all time with a total gross over over $9 million. — Mathew Scott, The Hollywood Reporter, "Malaysian Film Industry Looks to Cast Off Shadow of 1MDB Scandal," 24 July 2019 Police also seized jewelry and hundreds of handbags and other valuables estimated at more than 1.1 billion ringgit ($273 million) from properties linked to Najib. — Fox News, "Malaysia anti-graft agency arrests former leader Najib Razak," 19 Sep. 2018 Anwar opposed the currency peg imposed by Mahathir to stem a plunge in the ringgit. — Haslinda Amin, Bloomberg.com, "Najib Must Face Malaysia Justice, Anwar Says," 18 May 2018 The Malaysian ringgit plummeted 35 percent, reserves dwindled and the stock market crashed and lost half its value. — Bloomberg.com, "Bloomberg," 14 May 2018 Malaysia's currency, the ringgit, dipped soon after the election results were known. — Elaine Kurtenbach And Eileen Ng, Fox News, "Opposition election win in Malaysia ups economic uncertainty," 11 May 2018 Police have also seized jewelry and valuables valued at more than 1.1 billion ringgit ($272 million) from properties linked to Najib. — NBC News, "Former Malaysian PM Najib Razak charged after multibillion dollar graft scandal," 4 July 2018 Investors had been positive on Malaysia’s market at the start of 2018, with the ringgit and equities outperforming regional peers: The country’s main stock benchmark briefly topped its 2014 record high last month. — Wsj Staff, WSJ, "Shock Election Result Spells Turbulence for Malaysian Markets," 10 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ringgit.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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