Meaning & use

Lev

noun·Academic

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The basic monetary unit of Bulgaria, divided into 100 stotinki.

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She exchanged her euros for leva at the airport kiosk in Sofia.

A cup of coffee in the cafe cost about three lev.

A note on using this word

The plural form is "leva," not "levs"; the currency's name means "lion" in Bulgarian.

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