Leu

//ˈleɪ.uː// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The unit of currency of Romania, equal to one hundred bani.
  2. 2
    Initialism of low-enriched uranium. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  3. 3
    the basic unit of money in Romania wordnet
  4. 4
    The unit of currency of Moldova, equal to one hundred bani.

    "Soon afterwards, it emerged that the Moldovan company Natural Gaz DC had signed a contract with Tiraspoltransgaz. Arkady Vikol, a co-owner of Natural Gaz DC, said the company planned to buy two to three million cubic metres of gas per day on European exchanges, generating around 3 million Moldovan lei per day (€150,000) in daily tax revenues for the Moldovan budget."

  5. 5
    Initialism of lineside electronics unit. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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  1. 6
    the basic unit of money in Moldova wordnet

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leucineleucine

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"The leu is the currency of Romania."

Etymology

Borrowed from Romanian leu (“lion”), from Latin leō (“lion”). Doublet of Leo, lev, lion, and Lyon.

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