kran

American  

[krahn] / krɑn /

noun

1. a former silver coin of Iran.

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Etymology

Origin of kran

First recorded in 1880–85, kran is from the Persian word qirān

Example Sentences

There appraisers sit with ancient scales, chaffer to the utmost kran,* seal their purchase with a solemn glass of tea.

From Time Magazine Archive

Cran, kran, n. a measure of capacity in Scotland for herrings when just taken out of the net.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

I, too, might go with them on paying fifty kran for the hire of a mule; food and drink I must provide for myself.

From From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People by Hedin, Sven Anders

"Well, then, pay us ten kran apiece, and you shall pass the frontier all the same."

From From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People by Hedin, Sven Anders

A kran is a Persian coin worth about ten cents; can you figure out how much Mohammed earned in a month?

From Topsy-Turvy Land Arabia Pictured for Children by Zwemer, Samuel Marinus