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The building that collapsed was meant to house two-bedroom apartment units that were selling for about 1.7 million rand each (about $92,000), according to local media reports.
—John Eligon, New York Times, 9 May 2024
The rand and the real both declined more than 9% against the dollar over the last three months.
—Julia-Ambra Verlaine, WSJ, 28 June 2022
The burly Scarpa Kinesis Pro fit the bill with their full-grain leather upper, Gore-Tex waterproofing and full perimeter rubber rand.
—Ebony Roberts, wsj.com, 13 Nov. 2023
Existing logistics constraints at Transnet are expected to cost South Africa’s mining industry 50 billion rand ($2.8 billion) in lost opportunities this year, Minerals Council South Africa Chief Executive Officer Roger Baxter said Oct. 5.
—Felix Njini, Bloomberg.com, 7 Oct. 2022
Impala Platinum Holdings reported a fall in profits for the fiscal year on lower revenue due to a drop in rand platinum group metal pricing, lower refined production and sales and after booking a number of impairments in its accounts.
—Ian Walker, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2023
The geopolitical tensions have added to worries about the impact on South Africa’s economic outlook from daily blackouts and logistical constraints that are hampering exports, with the rand falling to successive record lows last month.
—Paul Vecchiatto, Bloomberg.com, 8 June 2023
Holly spoke to the realtor, saying their budget was $4 million in South African rand (about $211,000 in American dollars) — which Holly assumed was $400,000 in rand.
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 22 Aug. 2023
Read More: ‘Undermined’ South Africa Vows Diplomatic Blitz to Arrest Guptas The South African government has spent millions of rands on efforts to bring the Gupta brothers to justice.
—S'thembile Cele, Bloomberg.com, 7 June 2023
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Word History
Etymology
the Rand, South Africa
First Known Use
1941, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near rand
Cite this Entry
“Rand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rand. Accessed 24 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
rand
noun
ˈrand
ˈränd,
ˈränt
plural rand
1
: the basic unit of money of South Africa
2
: a coin or bill representing one rand
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