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hryvnia

/ˈhɹɪvnɪə/

Meanings
noun
The currency of Ukraine, symbol ₴, divided into 100 kopiykas.

Examples :

"I exchanged my dollars for hryvnia before my trip to Ukraine. "
economy finance world nation state government business value asset

Related Words

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currency noun

/ˈkʌɹ.ən.si/ /ˈkɝ.ən.si/

Money or other items used to facilitate transactions.

"Wampum was used as a currency by Amerindians."

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exchanged verb

/ɛksˈtʃeɪndʒd/

To trade or barter.

"At the school fair, Maria exchanged her drawing for a bag of cookies. "

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trip noun

/tɹɪp/

A journey; an excursion or jaunt

"We made a trip to the beach."

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symbol noun

/ˈsɪmbəl/

A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object.

"$ is the symbol for dollars in the US and some other countries."

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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

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dollars noun

/ˈdɒləz/ /ˈdɑlɚz/

Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and elsewhere. Its symbol is $.

"The new bicycle costs 200 dollars. "

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for preposition

/fɔːr/

Used to indicate the object or recipient of an action.

"This gift is for you."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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into preposition

/ˈɪn.tuː/ /ˈɪn.tu/

To or towards the inside of.

"Mary danced into the house."

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divided verb

/dɪˈvaɪdɪd/ /dəˈvaɪdɪd/

To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.

"a wall divides two houses; a stream divides the towns"

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kopiykas noun

/ˌkɒpiːˈkɑːz/

A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Ukrainian hryvnia.

"The candy cost 5 hryvnias and 75 kopiykas. "

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before adverb

/bɪˈfɔː/ /biˈfɔɹ/

At an earlier time.

"Before dinner, I finished my homework. "