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zloty
(ˈzlɒtɪ, ‖ ˈzwoti)
Pl. zloty, zlotys.
[a. Polish złoty, f. złoto gold, cogn. w. Russ. zóloto: see gold.]
a. A gold or silver coin of monarchic Poland.
b. The monetary unit of the Polish republic; a note or coin of the republican currency.
1915Publ. Scottish Hist. Soc. lix. 63 The fourth witness..hath borne witness in the following words:—‘I..have seen how Jan Furman, a Scot, hath taken..40 Polish zloty, from that Kilian.’ 1923Times 3 Mar. 16/6 The Polish Minister of Finance has decided that State loans..shall..be effected in Polish zlotys (a zloty is equivalent to a Swiss franc), at the current market rate. 1923Times 13 Aug. 14/5 The zloty, or gold franc, the nominal unit of Poland. 1944V. G. Garvin tr. R. Gary's Forest of Anger xxiii. 90 They've imposed a fine of 100,000 zlotys on Pinski! 1960S. Becker tr. Schwarz-Bart's Last of Just ii. 40 When you have a few zlotys in hand, you can come back here and reimburse me. 1970New Yorker 6 June 33/1 He promised me a room, food, and a small salary in Polish marks. The zloty wasn't yet established as a currency. 1983Nature 28 July 299/2 The Polish Government has raised the price of edible salt to between 11 zloty and 17 zloty per kilo. |