leu

Spend in Bucharest

The leu is the basic monetary unit of Romania, divided into 100 bani.

The plural is lei.

The word comes from the Romanian for "lion," from the animal depicted on early coins.

Moldova also uses a currency called the leu.

Romanian

Romania

Southeastern European nation

denomination · Transylvania · Moldavia · Carpathians · Danube · Balkans · Latin · Dacia · Trajan · exchange rate

etymology

lion

Maned African feline

symbol · strength · courage · royal · medieval · numismatic · motif · emblem

Moldovan

Moldova

Eastern European republic

Dniester · exchange rate · inflation · CIS · post-Soviet · devaluation · monetary policy

forex

exchange rate

Currency conversion value

  • tradingExchanging for value
  • euroShared continental currency
  • dollarBasic U.S. currency unit

conversion · spread · volatility · appreciation · depreciation · floating rate · peg · remittances · cross-border · wire transfer

Opposites
currency type

leueuro

Shared continental currency

hard currency · global currency · common currency · dollar · yen

Phrases
Family

leukemia, leukocyte, leucine, leucocyte, leukocytes, isoleucine, leukemic, leukaemia, leucocytes

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