lari

American  

[lahr-ee] / ˈlɑr i /

Or laari,

noun

plural

lari, laris

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

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lari British  

/ lɑːrɪ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of lari

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

Her family were ready to pay 50,000 georgian lari for bail money to get her out of prison, he said.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2025

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 • Dec. 13, 2018

This investment is hampered in a time of financial crisis, with the Georgian lari losing nearly half its value against the U.S. dollar since 2014.

From Slate • Jun. 13, 2016

Internal transportation by “marshrutka,” or shared van, from Tbilisi to Sighnaghi, costs 7 lari and leaves from the informal bus station by the Samgori metro station.

From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2015

Sahaya mahu lari, I will run, or I want to run.

From A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay by Maxwell, William Edward, Sir