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vatu

/ˈvɑːtuː/

vatu noun: the national currency of Vanuatu.

Noun

vatu (plural vatus or vatu)

  1. The national currency of Vanuatu.
    • The unit of currency is the vatu (VUV) with no minor unit. There are coins of 1, 2, 5, 10, 50 and 100 vatu, and notes of 100, 500, 1,000 and 5,000 vatu. In March 1996 UK£1 = 172 vatu; US$1 = 113 vatu and DM1 = 76.38 vatu.1998, Ademuni Odeke, Bareboat Charter (Ship) Registration, page 355
    • In November 1998 the Reserve Bank reintroduced the SRD^([Statutory Reserve Deposit]) at the rate of 10 percent on vatu deposits and reduced the PRA^([Prescribed Reserve Asset]) to 6 percent.2000, International Monetary Fund, IMF Staff Country Report 00/129 Vanuatu - Recent Economic Developments, page 14

Forms of vatu

pluralvatus
pluralvatu

Origin of vatu

Borrowed from Bislama vatu (“stone”), borrowed from Raga vatu (“stone”), from Proto-Oceanic *patu (“stone”).

Words that rhyme with vatu

Questions about vatu

What does vatu mean?
Vatu means the national currency of Vanuatu.
What part of speech is vatu?
Vatu is a noun.
How do you pronounce vatu?
Vatu is pronounced /ˈvɑːtuː/.
What is the plural of vatu?
The plural of vatu is vatus.

Words near vatu in the dictionary

  1. vattilappam
  2. vatting
  3. Vattjom
  4. vattoo
  5. vattoos
  6. vatu
  7. Vatubua
  8. Vatubuas
  9. vatus
  10. Vatutine
  11. vau

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