lari

or laa·ri, la·ree

[ lahr-ee ]

noun

, plural la·ri, la·ris.

1. an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, one 100th of a rupee.

lari

/ lɑːrɪ /

noun

1. the standard monetary unit of Georgia, divided into 100 tetri

Word History and Origins

Origin of lari¹

First recorded in 1975–80; from Divehi (an Indo-Aryan language of the Maldives), from Persian lārī, a silver wire shaped like a hook or hairpin, and used as currency, from Lār, a town in southern Persia where the currency was first minted

Example Sentences

The presence of certain strains of Salmonella and an antimicrobial-resistant type of another gastrointestinal bug, C. lari, which was found in all four locations, supports that conclusion, Cerdà-Cuéllar says.

From Science Magazine

The baths offer gender-segregated communal pools as well as private rooms with steaming bathtubs; for a handful of extra lari, bathers can also get a professional scrub-down and massage.

From New York Times

In the first, called the public goods game, players were matched with either two participants from their own village or two from a neighboring village and given about $10 in Georgian lari.

From Science Magazine

Desecrating a religious symbol could cost up to 1,000 lari.

From The Guardian

Sensible policies – floating the lari, restraining budget deficits and improving tax collections – have brightened the economic outlook and increased resilience to external shocks.

From US News