First recorded in 1900–05; from Bulgarian: literally, “lion,” Old Church Slavonic lĭvŭ, probably from Old High German lewo, from Latin lēo; see leu
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He has already ruled out working with Mr Borissov, pledging to be an "opposition scrutinising the spending of every lev".
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2022
Petkov said Bulgaria, which has pegged its lev currency to the euro, is sticking for the time being with its target of joining the euro zone as of January 2024.
From Reuters ● Mar. 7, 2022
In Europe, the Danish krone and Bulgarian lev still are pegged to the euro.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2015
President Rosen Plevneliev of Bulgaria, which joined the union in 2007 but still uses its own currency, the lev, said he was “very worried” by events next door in Greece.
From New York Times ● Jun. 25, 2015
“That minds me, Jack,” said Maggot, “that I seed a daw’s nest here the last time I come along, so lev us go an’ stroob that daw’s nest.”
From Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
"It's all right, Lev. Go ahead; I'll catch up."
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
"It's okay, Lev. It's all right. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said anything."
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
"Come here, Lev. I want to show you something."
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
"You didn't steal from me, Lev. You were caring."
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
Lev. xvi gives us the full description of that important day.
From Studies in Prophecy by Gaebelein, Arno C.
Out of total assets of 6.6bn leva, 4.2bn are impaired – two thirds of the entire asset base.
From Forbes ● Oct. 24, 2014
When I showed all receipts I was informed that my grandfather Ahmet owed 4,000 leva on a house I'd sold.
From Time Magazine Archive
In absolute terms and in current prices, annual investment in industry increased from 466.3 million leva in 1960 to 1.6 billion leva in 1970 and declined to 1.58 billion leva in 1971.
From Area Handbook for Bulgaria by Baluyut, Violeta D.
Collective enterprises in industry and services had outstanding loans of only 13 million leva.
From Area Handbook for Bulgaria by Baluyut, Violeta D.
The outstanding balances of consumer loans at the end of the year rose from 49.1 million leva in 1968 to 102.1 million leva in 1971.
From Area Handbook for Bulgaria by Baluyut, Violeta D.
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