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birr

[bur] / bɜr /












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The birr was this week trading at 90 to $1 on the black market, compared to 53 in banks.

From Reuters Oct. 15, 2022

His bail was set at 60,000 Ethiopian birr, about $1,170, according to his lawyer.

From Seattle Times Apr. 1, 2022

While Tigist is referring to the official rate available in banks, the birr has fallen even further in the informal market, Mr Roble says, and has now reached 67 birr against the dollar.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2021

He added that citizens who receive remittances are “expected to convert their foreign currency into birr right away.”

From Slate Dec. 23, 2019

And aye they buckled till't wi' birr; In combat sair an' grievous, They glanced like lightnin' up Strathyre An' thundered doon Ben Nevis.

From The Auld Doctor and other Poems and Songs in Scots by Rorie, David




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