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ringgit

  (rĭng'gĭt) pronunciation
n.

A basic unit of currency in Malaysia.

[Malay.]


 
 
Banking Dictionary: Ringgit

Monetary unit of Malaysia.

 
Exchange Rate: ringgit
Ringgit

Is the currency for: Malaysia

 
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the basic unit of money in Malaysia; equal to 100 sen

 
Wikipedia: ringgit

Ringgit (Malay for "jagged") mostly refers to the Malaysian ringgit, which is the local currency in Malaysia, but it can also refer to the Brunei dollar in the Malay language. The word ringgit was originally used to refer to the serrated edges of Spanish silver dollars widely circulated in the area before the introduction of their own currency.


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