Definitions
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- noun The official
currency ofQatar andSaudi Arabia .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the basic unit of money in Saudi Arabia
- noun the basic unit of money in Qatar
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia—Saudi Arabia signed an 30.8 billion riyal $8.2 billion contract with a Spanish consortium on Saturday for the next phase of a high-speed train linking the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina to the national railway line, Saudi state media reported.
Spanish Rail Consortium Signs Saudi Contract Ellen Knickmeyer 2012
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SHUSTER: The most dramatic evidence was the sudden drop in the value of Iran's currency, the riyal, a few weeks ago.
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In currency trading, the Egyptian pound is under selling pressure, and the forwards market in the Saudi Arabian riyal shows that traders are positioning for a fall in that currency over the next three months.
Debt, Currency React to Egypt Protests Art Patnaude 2011
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In terms of stocks, Dubai bellwether Emaar Properties fell 4.7% to 3.02 United Arab Emirates dirham Sunday; Abu Dhabi-based Aldar retreated 2.9% to 1.67 dirham ; Kuwaiti heavyweight Zain plunged 7.3% to 1.28 Kuwaiti dinar; and Industries Qatar dropped 2.3% to 139.70 Qatari riyal.
Gulf Stock Markets Slide Nikhil Lohade 2011
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The bank was forced to intervene in the currency market to stabilize the riyal, and that brought questions about Iran's foreign currency reserves and whether Iran's oil exports are dropping.
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For the moment, the riyal has been stabilized, but the episode left everyone jittery.
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The Saudi Arabian riyal is a pegged currency and doesn't move from SAR3.75 against the dollar.
Debt, Currency React to Egypt Protests Art Patnaude 2011
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But the forwards market for the riyal has been under highly unusual pressure for the past two days, signaling that investors are positioning themselves for a future drop in the currency.
Debt, Currency React to Egypt Protests Art Patnaude 2011
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Prince Alwaleed at a news conference Tuesday said his company, Kingdom Holding Co., had signed a 4.6 billion Saudi riyal $1.23 billion deal with Bin Laden Group to build the tower, which is expected to take more than five years to complete.
Saudis Plan World's Tallest Tower Summer Said 2011
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The father of the 23-year-old woman also pleaded for help in order to collect the 100,000 riyal dowry that must be returned.
Archive 2008-04-01 Not a sheep 2008
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