kran

American  

[krahn] / krɑn /

noun

1. a former silver coin of Iran.

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Etymology

Origin of kran

First recorded in 1880–85, kran is from the Persian word qirān

Example Sentences

There appraisers sit with ancient scales, chaffer to the utmost kran,* seal their purchase with a solemn glass of tea.

From Time Magazine Archive

To avoid further unpleasantness I went to the governor, who for six kran gave me a passport.

From From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People by Hedin, Sven Anders

He consented to accompany me if I paid him twenty-five kran a day.

From From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People by Hedin, Sven Anders

I, too, might go with them on paying fifty kran for the hire of a mule; food and drink I must provide for myself.

From From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People by Hedin, Sven Anders

"Well, then, pay us ten kran apiece, and you shall pass the frontier all the same."

From From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People by Hedin, Sven Anders