1915–20; < Polish złoty literally, of gold, golden, adj. derivative of złoto gold
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Net profit for the year was 1.50 billion zloty, compared with 1.74 billion after the company booked higher costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
The Warsaw-listed group gained 2,100 zloty, or 12%, to 19,550 zloty in early afternoon European trading.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
He said he believed that having its own currency, the zloty, helped Poland avoid recession during the global financial crisis and to weather other shocks.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2024
Poland's zloty rallied against the euro to its highest in two months, and was last up 1.15% at 4.4778.
From Reuters ● Oct. 16, 2023
A guard ordered us to turn over any valuables, and I gave him the few zloty I had in my pockets.
From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz
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
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
In Poland, millions of zlotys have been raised to fund everything from advanced weapons to treating the wounded.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2023
However, he expects payments to increase to 1,800-1,900 zlotys when the latest two central bank hikes are factored in, further pressuring his finances which are also being squeezed by surging energy and food prices.
From Reuters ● May 30, 2022
The school might be free, but if Olka was studying rather than working, it would take zlotys out of his pocket.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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