finrand, noun

/ˈfɪnrænd/
Shortened form of financial rand, see rand sense 3 b. Also attributive.
1980 S. Willson in Rand Daily Mail 28 Nov. 25Finrand’s days may be numbered.
1980 S. Willson in Rand Daily Mail 3 Dec. 16The finrand bulls then turned sellers and brought the FR lower, dropping it to US 99.5c at one point.
1989 E. Prov. Herald 16 Mar. 10Du Plessis against abolition of finrand.
1989 Weekend Post 23 Dec. 10The finrand played havoc with gold shares and other market leaders..which pulled down industrial leaders in their wake.
1992 Business Day 15 Dec. 3The elimination of the finrand system at a time of low positive or negative real rates of return would probably..precipitate a net outflow of foreign funds from the market.
1993 Cape Times 10 Aug. (Business Report) 8The finrand’s discount to the commercial rand widened to 29% from Friday’s 27.7%.
Shortened form of financial rand, see rand sense 3 b. Also attributive.
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