naira

noun

nai·​ra ˈnī-rə 

plural nairas or naira

: the basic monetary unit of Nigeria see Money Table

Examples of naira in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The committee recommended a sum of 30 million naira ($22,000) be paid to each of the bereaved families and 10 million naira ($7,000) each to 41 survivors. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026

The naira has strengthened over the past year and appears on course to finish the year with its best position since 2018. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Victims’ families and friends collectively paid more than two and a half billion naira, or about one and a half million dollars, to kidnappers during that time—double the figure from the year before. — Alexis Okeowo, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Nigeria’s benchmark stocks gauge is trading at a record, surpassing the 100 trillion-naira ($72 billion) mark in early February for the first time as difficult reforms are starting to bear fruit, boosting sentiment. — Emele Onu, Bloomberg, 7 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

alteration of Nigeria

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for naira

• cara
• era
• narra
• sara
• sarah
• sclera
• terra
• vera
• verra
• antisera
• cladocera
• cordillera