krans
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of krans
C18: from Afrikaans
Example Sentences
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As Administrator General of Persian Finances he poured krans into the Shah's treasury.
From Time Magazine Archive
The horse dealer mocked him when they found he had only eight krans, and suggested that he buy the sixteenth part of a donkey for his little son.
From The Cat and the Mouse A Book of Persian Fairy Tales by Neill, John R. (John Rea)
One day his master was so pleased with his work that he actually gave him ten "krans," equivalent to about a dollar of our money.
From The Cat and the Mouse A Book of Persian Fairy Tales by Neill, John R. (John Rea)
"I shall only ask you two hundred krans, as you are a new customer," said the shopkeeper.
From The Cat and the Mouse A Book of Persian Fairy Tales by Neill, John R. (John Rea)
Moreover, he needed to see Ganz about the replenishing of his money-bag; for not the lightest item of the traveler's pack in Persia is his load of silver krans.
From The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story by O'Brien, Edward J. (Edward Joseph Harrington)
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