rand

¹

[rand]

noun

1. (in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.

2. British Dialect.

   1. a strip or long slice.

   2. a border or margin.

verb (used with object)

1. to provide (footwear) with rands.

rand

²

[rand]

noun

1. a coin and monetary unit of the Republic of South Africa, equal to 100 cents. R.

Rand

³

[rand]

noun

1. Ayn 1905–82, U.S. novelist and essayist, born in Russia.

rand

¹

/ rænd /

noun

1. shoemaking a leather strip put in the heel of a shoe before the lifts are put on

2. dialect

   1. a strip or margin; border

   2. a strip of cloth; selvage

Rand

²

/ rænd /

noun

1. short for Witwatersrand

rand

³

/ rɒnt, rænd /

noun

1. the standard monetary unit of the Republic of South Africa, divided into 100 cents

Word History and Origins

Origin of rand¹

before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch, German rand border, margin

Origin of rand²

1960–65; from Afrikaans, after The Rand ( def. ) (Witwatersrand), a major gold mining area

Word History and Origins

Origin of rand¹

Old English; related to Old High German rant border, rim of a shield, Old Norse rönd shield, rim

Origin of rand²

C20: from Afrikaans, shortened from _{Witwatersrand} , referring to the gold-mining there; related to _rand ²

Example Sentences

Until the early 1980s, the South African rand was stronger than the U.S. dollar.

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But Mr Mangaba said larger scale evictions were a "very costly exercise, it's millions of rands".

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Around six years ago, it began offering outsourced services firms in the province 3,500 South African rand per month, as part of a subsidised training programme for around 4,500 people a year.

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Canal+ said the offer, launched at 125 South African rand per share in cash, followed standard regulatory approvals and received a compliance certificate from South Africa’s Takeover Regulation Panel on Sept. 22.

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Big Boy asked for 220 rand for his services, but Locke refused to pay.

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