zloty

noun

zlo·​ty ˈzlȯ-tē How to pronounce zloty (audio)
plural zlotys ˈzlȯ-tēz How to pronounce zloty (audio) or zlotych ˈzlȯ-tiḵ How to pronounce zloty (audio)
the basic monetary unit of Poland see Money Table

Examples of zloty in a Sentence

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Besides 200,000 Polish zloty ($50,374) from the Polish Olympic Committee, Klaudia Zwolińska is also reportedly poised to receive a painting, a holiday voucher, a scholarship and a diamond for claiming silver in the women's canoe slalom K1 competition. Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 31 July 2024 Without the protection of a single currency, high inflation has hit their currencies—the Hungarian forint and the Polish zloty—particularly hard, leading their respective central banks to raise rates much more aggressively than the ECB. Matthias Matthijs, Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2023 Ticket machines at all metro and train stations can be accessed using a card or cash, costing between 3.40 zloty (around 89 cents) and 7 zloty (around $1.80) for a ticket. Kasia Dietz, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2024 The chain last year ran about 8,000 outlets, with sales rising 22% to 12.4 billion zloty ($2.5 billion). Piotr Bujnicki, Bloomberg.com, 13 Oct. 2022 See all Example Sentences for zloty 

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Polish złoty (genitive plural złotych after numerals above four), noun derivative of złoty "of gold, golden," derivative of złoto "gold" — more at gold entry 1

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of zloty was in 1915

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“Zloty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zloty. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

zloty

noun
zlo·​ty ˈzlȯt-ē How to pronounce zloty (audio)
zə-ˈlȯt-ē
plural zlotys
-ēz
or zloty
1
: the basic unit of money of Poland
2
: a coin worth one zloty

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