Definition of metical in English:

metical

nounPlural meticais ˌmɛtɪˈkalˈmedək(ə)l

The basic monetary unit of Mozambique, equal to 100 centavos.
Example sentencesExamples
- Hunched figures squatted against the walls in the greenish gloom, working silently, bent over filigree necklaces crafted from melted down meticais, the Mozambican currency.
- We are demanding that the minimum wage at Mabor be increased from 630,000 meticais to 1.5 million meticais a month.
- The government liberalised exchange rates and the value of the national currency against the US dollar plummeted from 40 metical in 1986 to approximately 10,000 metical in 1996.
- You can get away without changing currency in South Africa - when you need meticais, there's always someone on hand willing to take your rands, or better yet, US dollars.
- The police investigator also said Nini had tried to bribe him several times, once offering five billion meticais.

Origin

Portuguese, based on Arabic miṯqāl, from ṯaqala 'to weigh'.

Rhymes

alphabetical, arithmetical, heretical, hypothetical, metathetical, parenthetical, poetical, prophetical, reticle, synthetical, theoretical

Definition of metical in US English:

metical

nounˈmedək(ə)l

The basic monetary unit of Mozambique, equal to 100 centavos.
Example sentencesExamples
- You can get away without changing currency in South Africa - when you need meticais, there's always someone on hand willing to take your rands, or better yet, US dollars.
- Hunched figures squatted against the walls in the greenish gloom, working silently, bent over filigree necklaces crafted from melted down meticais, the Mozambican currency.
- We are demanding that the minimum wage at Mabor be increased from 630,000 meticais to 1.5 million meticais a month.
- The government liberalised exchange rates and the value of the national currency against the US dollar plummeted from 40 metical in 1986 to approximately 10,000 metical in 1996.
- The police investigator also said Nini had tried to bribe him several times, once offering five billion meticais.

Origin

Portuguese, based on Arabic miṯqāl, from ṯaqala ‘to weigh’.

单词	metical
释义	Definition of metical in English: metical nounPlural meticais ˌmɛtɪˈkalˈmedək(ə)l The basic monetary unit of Mozambique, equal to 100 centavos. Example sentencesExamples Hunched figures squatted against the walls in the greenish gloom, working silently, bent over filigree necklaces crafted from melted down meticais, the Mozambican currency. We are demanding that the minimum wage at Mabor be increased from 630,000 meticais to 1.5 million meticais a month. The government liberalised exchange rates and the value of the national currency against the US dollar plummeted from 40 metical in 1986 to approximately 10,000 metical in 1996. You can get away without changing currency in South Africa - when you need meticais, there's always someone on hand willing to take your rands, or better yet, US dollars. The police investigator also said Nini had tried to bribe him several times, once offering five billion meticais. Origin Portuguese, based on Arabic miṯqāl, from ṯaqala 'to weigh'. Rhymes alphabetical, arithmetical, heretical, hypothetical, metathetical, parenthetical, poetical, prophetical, reticle, synthetical, theoretical Definition of metical in US English: metical nounˈmedək(ə)l The basic monetary unit of Mozambique, equal to 100 centavos. Example sentencesExamples You can get away without changing currency in South Africa - when you need meticais, there's always someone on hand willing to take your rands, or better yet, US dollars. Hunched figures squatted against the walls in the greenish gloom, working silently, bent over filigree necklaces crafted from melted down meticais, the Mozambican currency. We are demanding that the minimum wage at Mabor be increased from 630,000 meticais to 1.5 million meticais a month. The government liberalised exchange rates and the value of the national currency against the US dollar plummeted from 40 metical in 1986 to approximately 10,000 metical in 1996. The police investigator also said Nini had tried to bribe him several times, once offering five billion meticais. Origin Portuguese, based on Arabic miṯqāl, from ṯaqala ‘to weigh’.
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