tugrik
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tugrik
From the modern Mongolian word tögrög, tögrig literally, “circle, disk”
Example Sentences
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Police data shows victims get on average 804,854 tugrik – about £250.
From The Guardian • Jun. 14, 2018
The budget calls for 446 billion tugrik, or $319 million, of extra income from the Oyu Tolgoi mining project next year.
From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2012
The International Monetary Fund expects that Mongolia will face a fiscal deficit of 900 billion tugrik, or $643 million, in 2012, and several policy makers in Ulan Bator expect it to widen next year.
From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2012
Mongolia’s benchmark MSE Top 20 Index is the world’s best performer in the past 12 months and its currency, the tugrik, the fifth-biggest gainer against the dollar.
From BusinessWeek • Apr. 20, 2011
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