1915–20; < Polish złoty literally, of gold, golden, adj. derivative of złoto gold
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Fiscal fourth-quarter net profit of 714 million zloty was 23% ahead of market expectations, and a 59% hike on the prior year period, analysts at Citi said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization—one of the company’s preferred metrics—rose to 4.57 billion zloty from 4.10 billion zloty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
Under the terms of membership, Poland committed itself to replacing the zloty with the single European currency.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2024
Poland’s currency, the zloty, was slightly stronger after the rate cut.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2023
And wouldn’t any thief have been happy with even a thousand zloty?
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
But strangely, those coins are not euros or Polish złoty – they are American dimes and quarters.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 9, 2016
Following a heated debate, lawmakers voted 268-118, with 50 abstentions, to guarantee state funding for IVF procedures, estimated at some 500 million zlotys or $125 million a year.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 29, 2023
"Today, at the Council of Ministers, we adopted the minimum hourly rate, which in 2024 will be 27.70 zlotys," Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told a news conference.
From Reuters ● Sep. 14, 2023
On Friday, the Polish government approved measures including increasing the amount of excise duty farmers can have refunded on diesel to 1.46 zlotys from 1.20 zlotys.
From Reuters ● Apr. 21, 2023
He said if Kaczyński paid 50,000 zlotys to Ukraine’s armed forces he would refrain from demanding an apology.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 1, 2023
When Roza opened it, it was stuffed with zlotys.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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