manat

noun

ma·​nat mä-ˈnät How to pronounce manat (audio)
plural manat or manats
the basic monetary unit of Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan see Money Table

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Azerbaijan's currency, the manat, would be reintroduced. — Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2023 Kardashian West has both majority ownership and creative control of Skims, which ships globally and can be shopped for online in currencies including the Turkmenistani manat and the Malawian kwacha. — Christina Binkley, WSJ, 25 Oct. 2021

Word History

Etymology

Azerbaijani, ruble, from Persian munāt, from Russian moneta, monet coin, silver ruble coin, from Polish moneta coin, from Latin — more at mint

First Known Use

1990, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of manat was in 1990

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“Manat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manat. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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