Dollars vs Rand - What's the difference?
dollars | rand |
(obsolete except in dialects) the border of an area of land, especially marsh-land
(obsolete except in dialects) a strip of meat; a long fleshy piece of beef, cut from the flank or leg; a sort of steak.
a strip of leather used to fit the heels of a shoe
(basket-making) a single rod woven in and out of the stakes
a rocky slope, especially the area over a river valley; specifically, the Rand
The currency of South Africa, divided into 100 cents.
As nouns the difference between dollars and rand
is that dollars is plural of lang=en while rand is the border of an area of land, especially marsh-land.As a verb rand is
to rant; to storm.As a proper noun Rand is
the Witwatersrand, a gold-mining geographic area also known as the Reef in the province of Gauteng, South Africa, of which the principal city is Johannesburg.As an initialism RAND is
reasonable and nondiscriminatory; a standard used with respect to licensing.rand
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl), from (etyl) . More at (l).Noun
(en noun)- (Beaumont and Fletcher)