rand

IPA: rˈænd

noun

  • (obsolete, now dialect) The border of an area of land, especially marshland.
  • (obsolete, now dialect) A strip of meat; a long fleshy piece of beef, cut from the flank or leg; a sort of steak.
  • (dialect) A border, edge or rim.
  • A strip of leather used to fit the heels of a shoe.
  • (basket-making) A single rod woven in and out of the stakes.
  • A rocky slope, especially the area over a river valley; specifically, the Rand
  • The currency of South Africa, divided into 100 cents.
  • (programming) A random number.
  • (South Africa) The Witwatersrand, a gold-mining geographic area also known as the Reef in the province of Gauteng, South Africa, of which the principal city is Johannesburg.
  • A surname.
  • A number of places, other than in South Africa:
  • A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF1078).
  • A small town in Federation council area, southern New South Wales, Australia.
  • An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Colorado, United States.
  • An unincorporated community in Kaufman County, Texas, United States.
  • A census-designated place in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.
  • Alternative letter-case form of rand (the currency of south Africa) [(obsolete, now dialect) The border of an area of land, especially marshland.]
  • Initialism of Research and Development: a nonprofit global policy think tank.

verb

  • (intransitive, obsolete) To rant; to storm.

adjective

  • (law) Initialism of reasonable and nondiscriminatory: a standard used with respect to licensing.
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Examples of "rand" in Sentences

  • "Random. rand = function () {return _rand ();} \n"
  • $rand. = $c [rand () % strlen ($c)]; return $rand;
  • This would allow domestic long-term rand-denominated debt to be reduced by about R7,4-billion.
  • Moody's Investor Service and S&P awarded South Africa long-term rand denominated debt ratings.
  • PESCA: Two hundred rand translates to less than $30, so it was no wonder why Carr's single ticket with a face value of $100 wouldn't sell.
  • Its currency, the rand, is up 8% against the dollar this year, even as its central bank has intervened, buying dollars to keep the rand cheaper.
  • Since you require the text to be handled it needs to be submitted along with the form, otherwise it will be unretrievable since you call rand again to overwrite.
  • In addition to the Republic's foreign currency denominated debt ratings, South Africa has now also been awarded long-term rand denominated debt ratings from both Moody's Investors Service and
  • Central bank Governor Gill Marcus separately said that while the rand is undoubtedly overvalued, in part due to attractive interest rates in South Africa, there is no clear-cut answer to what can be done.
  • The National Treasury raised its economic growth forecasts and cut its estimate for the budget deficit, but stopped short of tightening exchange controls as demanded by labor unions, who are concerned a strong rand is costing jobs.

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