ringgit
noun
ring·git ˈriŋ-git 
plural ringgits or ringgit
the basic monetary unit of Malaysia see Money Table
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The ringgit is down 7.4% against the dollar this year and more depreciation may be ahead—particularly if lower energy prices start to erode export earnings and rates stay low. 
Megha Mandavia, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 Shares recovered to pre-pandemic levels to hit 0.8 ringgit in March 2021, but have declined by a third since then in line with Malaysia’s broader healthcare index, dragged down by global uncertainty. Danielle Keeton-olsen, Forbes, 5 July 2022 The ringgit ended little changed at 4.0553 per dollar. Anisah Shukry, Bloomberg.com, 15 Dec. 2020 The annual property tax on this home is about 1,300 ringgit ($300), Ms. Tan said. New York Times, 15 Apr. 2020 The Malaysian ringgit slumped to the lowest in almost six months amid the political turmoil, trading 0.8% down at 4.2242 per dollar as of 3:02 pm local time. Time, 24 Feb. 2020 Police also seized jewelry and hundreds of handbags and other valuables estimated at more than 1.1 billion ringgit ($273 million) from properties linked to Najib. Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2019 Three local films broke the 30 million ringgits ($7.2 million) barrier for the first time in 2018, with Syamsul Yusof’s horror title Munafik 2 becoming the highest-grossing Malaysian film of all time with a total gross over over $9 million. Mathew Scott, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 July 2019 Police also seized jewelry and hundreds of handbags and other valuables estimated at more than 1.1 billion ringgit ($273 million) from properties linked to Najib. Fox News, 19 Sep. 2018 See More
Megha Mandavia, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 Shares recovered to pre-pandemic levels to hit 0.8 ringgit in March 2021, but have declined by a third since then in line with Malaysia’s broader healthcare index, dragged down by global uncertainty. Danielle Keeton-olsen, Forbes, 5 July 2022 The ringgit ended little changed at 4.0553 per dollar. Anisah Shukry, Bloomberg.com, 15 Dec. 2020 The annual property tax on this home is about 1,300 ringgit ($300), Ms. Tan said. New York Times, 15 Apr. 2020 The Malaysian ringgit slumped to the lowest in almost six months amid the political turmoil, trading 0.8% down at 4.2242 per dollar as of 3:02 pm local time. Time, 24 Feb. 2020 Police also seized jewelry and hundreds of handbags and other valuables estimated at more than 1.1 billion ringgit ($273 million) from properties linked to Najib. Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2019 Three local films broke the 30 million ringgits ($7.2 million) barrier for the first time in 2018, with Syamsul Yusof’s horror title Munafik 2 becoming the highest-grossing Malaysian film of all time with a total gross over over $9 million. Mathew Scott, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 July 2019 Police also seized jewelry and hundreds of handbags and other valuables estimated at more than 1.1 billion ringgit ($273 million) from properties linked to Najib. Fox News, 19 Sep. 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
Malay, literally, serration, coin with milled edge
First Known Use
1894, in the meaning defined above