rand

Other forms of rand

plural

rands·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about rand

What does rand mean?

rand means "the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in rand?

rand has 1 syllable: rand. In IPA it is /ˈɹænd/.

What is another word for rand?

Close synonyms include Ayn Rand, Witwatersrand, Reef. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rand a common word?

rand is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.