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noun \ ˈrand , ˈränd , ˈränt \

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the basic monetary unit of South Africa — see Money Table

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RAND estimated that every dollar spent now on prison education will save four to five dollars in terms of cost of future incarceration.

— maura ewing, The Atlantic, "Why So Few Violent Offenders Are Let Out on Parole," 29 Aug. 2017
RAND estimated the number of transgender individuals currently serving in the military to be between 1,320 and 6,630, out of 1.3 million total service members.

— jessica anderson, baltimoresun.com, "ACLU of Maryland sues Trump administration over transgender military service ban," 28 Aug. 2017
RAND found those costs would total no more than $8 million per year.

— gregory korte, USA TODAY, "Trump orders Pentagon to reverse transgender policy," 25 Aug. 2017
RAND found that all of the barrier alignments being considered would increase flood damage in coastal Mississippi.

— sara sneath, NOLA.com, "Lake Pontchartrain surge barrier could increase Mississippi flooding: report," 17 Aug. 2017
The rand strengthened 0.4 percent to 13.3906 per dollar at 10:14 a.m. in Johannesburg on Monday.

— arabile gumede, Bloomberg.com, "South Africa's Unemployment Rate Stays at Highest Since 2003," 7 Aug. 2017
RAND based its study on data from previous research, and estimated midrange figures of 2,450 transgender people in active duty and 1,510 in reserves.

— mahita gajanan, Time, "How Many Transgender People Serve in the Military?," 26 July 2017
There are just over 13 South African rands to the U.S. dollar.

— Washington Post, "South Africa’s deputy president slams government corruption," 12 July 2017
At issue in the case involving the central bank is the amount of 1.1 billion South African rand ($86.5 million) that the bank loaned to Bankorp during apartheid.

— christopher torchia, The Seattle Times, "Dispute over apartheid-era bailout escalates in South Africa," 20 June 2017

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Origin and Etymology of rand

the Rand, South Africa

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