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# rand

noun (a rand, rand or rands); also the Rand (a region)

«rand» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The rand is the money of South Africa; one rand is made of 100 cents. Its symbol is R, and its code is ZAR. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rand/#m1)
2. The Rand (short for the Witwatersrand) is an area of ridges around Johannesburg, famous for gold mines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rand/#m2)
3. (rare) A rand is a strip of leather in a shoe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rand/#m3)

### In the lessons

In maths lessons on money and exchange rates the rand appears with other currencies. In geography it links South Africa with its gold mines. Phrases: «ten rand», «the South African rand», «R50».

### Examples

- In South Africa, a loaf of bread costs a few rand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rand/#x1)
- The rand is divided into 100 cents. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rand/#x2)
- Prices in Cape Town are written with R, as in R25. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rand/#x3)
- Gold was found on the Rand long ago, and Johannesburg grew up around the mines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rand/#x4)
- If 1 pound buys 20 rand, then 5 pounds buy 100 rand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rand/#x5)
- She changed her dollars into rand at the airport. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rand/#x6)
- The coin had a springbok on it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rand/#x7)

### Note

Plural is often «rand» (ten rand), though «rands» is also used. Currency name: lower case «rand»; the region: capital «Rand». Do not confuse with «random» or «Rand» as a surname. In money problems, convert using the rate given: multiply or divide as the problem says.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «rand» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rand/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«rand» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rand.html) on Mova free.