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ringgit
ring·git R0252550 (rĭng′gĭt)n. See Table at currency.
[Malay, from earlier Malay, piece of eight, from ringgit, serrated, jagged, milled (the piece of eight being called ringgit in Malay because of its milled edge, as opposed to the smooth edge of the Spanish real which also circulated as currency in Southeast Asia during the colonial era).]ringgit (ˈrɪŋɡɪt) n (Currencies) the standard monetary unit of Malaysia, divided into 100 sen[from Malay]ring•git (ˈrɪŋ gɪt)
n. the basic monetary unit of Brunei and Malaysia. [1965–70; < Malay riŋgit literally, serrated, milled] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | ringgit - the basic unit of money in Malaysia; equal to 100 sensen - a fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or rielMalaysian monetary unit - monetary unit is Malaysia |
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Ringgit
RinggitThe currency of Malaysia. It was issued in 1967 as the Malaysian dollar, though it was called the ringgit in Malay. The name ringgit was used in both languages starting in 1975. It was pegged to the U.S. dollar between 1998 and 2005 as a result of the East Asian financial crisis. In 2005 it became a currency with a managed float.ringgit
Words related to ringgitnoun the basic unit of money in MalaysiaRelated Words- sen
- Malaysian monetary unit
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