Definitions
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- noun
Malawi 's majorcurrency unit; 100tambala = 1 kwacha. - noun
Zambia 's major currency unit; 100ngwee = 1 kwacha.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the basic unit of money in Zambia
- noun the basic unit of money in Malawi
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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In Malawi our currency is called kwacha, which means dawn.
Luso Mnthali: Proud to be Malawian, But Not Proud of Gay Verdict 2010
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"The drastic gain of the kwacha which is not supported by meaningful production is very suspicious and artificial," said
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Banda failed to stand, however, but while seated managed to say his traditional greeting - "kwacha" (dawn) and "mtendere"
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The company agreed in November to offer a total of at least 375 million Zambian kwacha $79,787 as compensation to the shooting victims, in a deal that included the managers be exempted from trial, according to union officials.
Zambia May Drop Shooting Case Against Chinese Nicholas Bariyo 2011
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Management later announced that it had more than doubled the pay of the lowest-paid miner to 450,000 kwacha $96 a month.
Zambia May Drop Shooting Case Against Chinese Nicholas Bariyo 2011
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"Probably some adjustment to the kwacha will be good," the governor of Malawi's reserve bank, Perks Ligoya, said recently in a local radio interview.
Spat With Donor Nations Leaves Malawi in a Pinch Patrick McGroarty 2011
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The IMF says the currency, the kwacha, is overvalued and that the government is wasting thin currency reserves to defend it.
Spat With Donor Nations Leaves Malawi in a Pinch Patrick McGroarty 2011
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The Zambian government and the Chinese embassy in Zambia later ordered Collum to improve conditions for workers, and in November management announced a higher bottom wage rate plus a housing and transport allowance, and also offered to compensate the miners who were shot with a total of at least 375 million Zambian kwacha $79,787.
Zambia Drops Charges in Chinese Shooting Case Nicholas Bariyo 2011
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Aug. 8: Central bank devalues kwacha 10%, causing food and fuel prices to rise.
Spat With Donor Nations Leaves Malawi in a Pinch Patrick McGroarty 2011
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He has also threatened to impose controls on foreign capital to prevent an outflow that may sharply weaken Zambia's currency, the kwacha.
In Zambia Election, the Big Issue Is China Peter Wonacott 2011
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