How to Use ringgit in a Sentence
ringgit
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Malaysia’s currency, the ringgit, hit a four-month low against the dollar.
—Steven Russolillo, WSJ, 14 May 2018
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Malaysia’s currency, the ringgit, has lost 8 percent against the dollar in the last year.
—Peter S. Goodman, Keith Bradsher and Neil Gough, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2017
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Malaysia's currency, the ringgit, dipped soon after the election results were known.
—Elaine Kurtenbach and Eileen Ng, Fox News, 11 May 2018
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Anwar opposed the currency peg imposed by Mahathir to stem a plunge in the ringgit.
—Haslinda Amin, Bloomberg.com, 18 May 2018
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The policy could save the government as much as 4 billion ringgit ($928 million) a year.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 17 Oct. 2024
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Both Malaysia’s ringgit and the Singaporean dollar also strengthened off the back of the Fed cut.
—Shafi Musaddique, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
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The Malaysian ringgit plummeted 35 percent, reserves dwindled and the stock market crashed and lost half its value.
—Bloomberg.com, 14 May 2018
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The Malaysian ringgit is likely to retest its year-to-date peak versus the dollar thanks to strong fundamentals, according to strategists.
—David Finnerty, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026
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The country’s trade hit a record high last year, surpassing 3 trillion Malaysian ringgit ($780 billion).
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
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Better economic prospects have underpinned the ringgit, which is headed for its first annual gain in five years, strengthening about 6 percent against the dollar.
—Pooi Koon Chong, Bloomberg.com, 26 Oct. 2017
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The Malaysian ringgit has also risen to its strongest value in five years, propelled by AI optimism and rising energy prices.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
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China’s own basket includes currencies that are somewhat important for its trade, like the Russian ruble and Malaysian ringgit.
—Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2016
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The state of Johor alone is responsible for almost a third of that total, with investments into the state totaling 91 billion ringgit ($22 billion) in the first nine months of 2025.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2025
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His property outfit Berjaya Land has also been underperforming with the developer’s net loss widening to 103 million ringgit in the year ended June from 88 million ringgit a year ago.
—Ardian Wibisono, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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The company said its net loss widened to 292 million ringgit ($69 million) for the financial year ended June, from 91 million ringgit the previous year, as revenue slumped 64% to 477 million ringgit.
—Ardian Wibisono, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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