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sukuk

sukuk noun: a bond that generates a return to an investor without infringing Islamic laws against interest.

Noun

sukuk (plural sukuk or sukuks)

  1. A bond that generates a return to an investor without infringing Islamic laws against interest.

Forms of sukuk

pluralsukuk
pluralsukuks

Origin of sukuk

Borrowed from Arabic صُكُوك (ṣukūk), plural of صَكّ (ṣakk, “bond, deed”).

Questions about sukuk

What does sukuk mean?
Sukuk means a bond that generates a return to an investor without infringing Islamic laws against interest.
What part of speech is sukuk?
Sukuk is a noun.
What is the plural of sukuk?
The plural of sukuk is sukuk.

Words near sukuk in the dictionary

  1. Sukra
  2. suks
  3. Suktimati
  4. Suku
  5. sukuinage
  6. sukuk
  7. sukuks
  8. Sukuma
  9. sukuma wiki
  10. Sukumar
  11. Sukumas

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