Definitions
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- noun The
currency ofMadagascar .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I had never heard of it but was thrilled to know it existed; when I googled it, I discovered the equally marvelous word ariary, of a similar nature.
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''For five years I had a job paying 10,000 ariary a day £3, or $5,'' she says.
What happens when aid is withdrawn from a state in political turmoil? 2011
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''For five years I had a job paying 10,000 ariary a day £3, or $5,'' she says.
What happens when aid is withdrawn from a state in political turmoil? 2011
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Perpetrators, meanwhile, face a mere 200 ariary (11 cents US) in fines.
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On Wednesday, authorities offered a a 100-million-ariary
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However, he was convicted on a third charge of influence peddling which drew a sentence of two years in prison plus a fine of four million Malagasy ariary (1,865 dollars, 1,573 euros) and two million ariary in damages, the officials said, citing the verdict read by Judge Herinavalona Randriarilala.
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Not being a Scrabble player at anything other than the most amateur dinner-table level, I wonder: is ariary unusable until a new Scrabble dictionary is printed, even though as the official name of a national currency it will presumably automatically be included?
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Malagasy ariary per US dollar - 2,167.5 (2006), 2,003
The 2007 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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This month, Cosmos's 1 750 staff turned up at the shuttered factory to be paid a paltry 45 000 ariary (€15), half their monthly salary, sparking anger among those who had expected more money.
Guardian Online 2010
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On the other hand, cashing out this amount from a registered dealer will cost a further 350 ariary (about US¢17) to an MVola customer but will be free for a none MVola customer.
qroqqa commented on the word ariary
Malagasy unit of currency, divided into 5 iraimbilanja
July 8, 2008