hryvnia
noun
hryv·nia
ˈ(h)riv-nē-ə 
variants
or less commonly hryvna
plural hryvnia or hryvnias also hryvna or hryvnas
the basic monetary unit of Ukraine see Money Table
Examples of hryvnia in a Sentence
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The families of soldiers who are killed will be sent at a one-time payment of 15 million hryvnias, or about $380,000.
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Marc Santora, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Under pressure, the mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, announced last week that the City Council would earmark an additional 600 million Ukrainian hryvnias, about $16 million, to the military in this year’s budget.
—Constant Méheut, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
This process will resemble what Russia did in Kherson: moving the local economy off the Ukrainian hryvnia and onto the ruble, changing the school curriculum, and the repulsive practice of stealing Ukrainian children and sending them to Russia for adoption.
—Mick Ryan, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2022
Ukrainian investigative journalists have highlighted overpayment for basic supplies for the army, like eggs for 17 hryvnia, or 47 cents, each — far above prevailing prices, according to a report in Dzerkalo Tyzhnia, a Ukrainian newspaper.
—Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2023
Alla had to exchange her Ukrainian hryvnias with a 10% fee.
—Samya Kullab and Hanna Arhirova, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2023
The hryvnia, Ukraine’s currency, would be replaced by the Russian ruble, analysts say.
—Ann M. Simmons, WSJ, 28 Sep. 2022
Bitcoin traded at a premium against the Ukrainian hryvnia on a number of exchanges after Russia's invasion of the country last year.
—Caitlin Ostroff, WSJ, 26 June 2023
At a shooting gallery off one of the dining rooms, the couple paid 75 hryvnias — about $2 — so that Ms. Kerimova could shoot 10 plastic bullets at a paper target stamped with an image of Vladimir V. Putin, the president of Russia.
—Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 23 June 2023
Marc Santora, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Under pressure, the mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, announced last week that the City Council would earmark an additional 600 million Ukrainian hryvnias, about $16 million, to the military in this year’s budget.
—Constant Méheut, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
This process will resemble what Russia did in Kherson: moving the local economy off the Ukrainian hryvnia and onto the ruble, changing the school curriculum, and the repulsive practice of stealing Ukrainian children and sending them to Russia for adoption.
—Mick Ryan, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2022
Ukrainian investigative journalists have highlighted overpayment for basic supplies for the army, like eggs for 17 hryvnia, or 47 cents, each — far above prevailing prices, according to a report in Dzerkalo Tyzhnia, a Ukrainian newspaper.
—Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2023
Alla had to exchange her Ukrainian hryvnias with a 10% fee.
—Samya Kullab and Hanna Arhirova, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2023
The hryvnia, Ukraine’s currency, would be replaced by the Russian ruble, analysts say.
—Ann M. Simmons, WSJ, 28 Sep. 2022
Bitcoin traded at a premium against the Ukrainian hryvnia on a number of exchanges after Russia's invasion of the country last year.
—Caitlin Ostroff, WSJ, 26 June 2023
At a shooting gallery off one of the dining rooms, the couple paid 75 hryvnias — about $2 — so that Ms. Kerimova could shoot 10 plastic bullets at a paper target stamped with an image of Vladimir V. Putin, the president of Russia.
—Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 23 June 2023
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