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Definition of "manats" []

  • Plural form of manat. (noun)

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Use "manats" in a sentence
  • "After a phased shift in the exchange rate, the government imposed a single rate of 14,250 manats to the dollar from May 1 – good news for manat-earners, bad for those paid in dollars, like the oilworkers, who found their purchasing power cut in half."
  • "Until recently, access to US currency was highly prized as it could be used to buy manats at many times the normal official exchange rate of 6,250 to the dollar, using either the black market or the commercial bank rate."
  • "For example, a monthly salary of just 200 dollars would translate into 46-48 million manats at the commercial bank rate, a comfortable income for a family."