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birr

[bur] / bɜr /












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Monday's announcement saw Ethiopia’s currency, the birr, lose nearly a third of its value against the dollar.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2024

His bail was set at 60,000 Ethiopian birr, about $1,170, according to his lawyer.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 1, 2022

She said she was not told why she was detained, paid 3,000 birr to a policeman and was released five days later.

From Reuters ● Jul. 15, 2021

He added that citizens who receive remittances are “expected to convert their foreign currency into birr right away.”

From Slate ● Dec. 23, 2019

David looked up, too, for a second, and then set after her as fast as he could birr; leavin the facetious, but worthy minister in convulsions o' laughter.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 by Various


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