Meaning & use
naira
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UK/ˈnaɪrə/
US/ˈnaɪrə/
Meaning
nouncountable or uncountable
The money used in Nigeria, with one hundred kobo making up one naira.
Grammar: The plural is usually the same as the singular: one naira, five hundred naira.
Patterns
- pay in naira
- a number of naira
The taxi fare was two thousand naira.
Prices in the market are quoted in naira.
The naira lost value against the dollar last year.
Word forms
| plural | naira |
|---|
Common combinations
- exchange rate of the naira
- The exchange rate of the naira changed again this week.
- convert dollars into naira
- She converted fifty dollars into naira at the airport.
- naira note
- He handed over a crisp naira note.
- weaken against the dollar
- The naira weakened against the dollar after the announcement.
- pay in naira
- Local vendors only accept payment in naira.
Word family
- kobo noun
- the small unit; one hundred kobo equal one naira
- Nigerian adjective
- relating to Nigeria, where the naira is used
Commonly confused: naira or rand?
naira vs rand
The rand is the currency of South Africa, while the naira is Nigeria's. Both are African currencies, but they are not interchangeable.
Practice
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