hryvnia
noun
hryv·nia
ˈhriv-nē-ə 
ˈriv-nē-ə
ˈriv-nē-ə
plural hryvnia or hryvnias also hryvna or hryvnas
the basic monetary unit of Ukraine see Money Table
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The judge set bail at 75.7 million hryvnias ($1.9 million).
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Reuters, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
The families of soldiers who are killed will be sent at a one-time payment of 15 million hryvnias, or about $380,000.
—Marc Santora, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Under pressure, the mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, announced last week that the City Council would earmark an additional 600 million Ukrainian hryvnias, about $16 million, to the military in this year’s budget.
—Constant Méheut, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
This process will resemble what Russia did in Kherson: moving the local economy off the Ukrainian hryvnia and onto the ruble, changing the school curriculum, and the repulsive practice of stealing Ukrainian children and sending them to Russia for adoption.
—Mick Ryan, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2022
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Reuters, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
The families of soldiers who are killed will be sent at a one-time payment of 15 million hryvnias, or about $380,000.
—Marc Santora, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Under pressure, the mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, announced last week that the City Council would earmark an additional 600 million Ukrainian hryvnias, about $16 million, to the military in this year’s budget.
—Constant Méheut, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
This process will resemble what Russia did in Kherson: moving the local economy off the Ukrainian hryvnia and onto the ruble, changing the school curriculum, and the repulsive practice of stealing Ukrainian children and sending them to Russia for adoption.
—Mick Ryan, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2022
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“Hryvnia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hryvnia. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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