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Rappen vs Rappel - What's the difference?

rappen | rappel |

As nouns the difference between rappen and rappel

is that rappen is a unit of currency in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, equal to one-hundredth of a Swiss franc while rappel is descending by means of a rope, abseiling.

As a verb rappel is

to call back a hawk.

rappen

English

Noun

(rappen)
  • A unit of currency in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, equal to one-hundredth of a Swiss franc.
  • *1979 , , Smiley's People , Folio Society 2010, p. 273:
  • *:‘Meticulous to a fault,’ he declared respectfully – even if the fault included checking Toby's imprest down to the last Swiss Rappen , a discipline he accepted with a rueful grace.
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    rappel

    English

    Etymology 1

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Descending by means of a rope, abseiling.

    • Verb

    (wikipedia rappel)
  • (label) to call back a hawk
  • to abseil

    • Etymology 2

    . Compare (repeal).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (label) A drumbeat pattern for calling soldiers to gather.

    • Anagrams

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