metical

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metical

A vendor holds a colorful metical banknote at a market stall.

Definition

Noun: 1. The basic unit of money in Mozambique: The metical is the official currency of the Republic of Mozambique. It is subdivided into 100 centavos.

Examples of Usage
  • The price for the local craft was 500 meticais.
  • You will need to exchange your dollars for metical upon arrival.
  • Inflation has affected the value of the metical in recent years.
Advanced Usage
  • The plural form is meticais.
  • The currency code for the Mozambican metical is MZN.
  • When writing amounts, the symbol MT is often used (e.g., MT 100).
Variants and Related Words
  • Centavo (noun): A subunit of the metical. One metical equals 100 centavos.
Synonyms
  • Currency of Mozambique
  • Mozambican monetary unit
Related Phrases
  • Metical banknote: A piece of paper money issued in metical denominations.
  • Metical coin: A metal piece of money representing a fraction or multiple of one metical.
metical

A vendor holds a colorful metical banknote at a market stall.

Noun
  1. the basic unit of money in Mozambique; equal to 100 centavos