birr
Example Sentences
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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
Once he heard the birr of his father's voice in the lobby and his mother speaking in shrill protest, and then—oh, horror!—his father came up the stair.
From The House with the Green Shutters by Brown, George Douglas