How to Use ringgit in a Sentence

ringgit

noun
Definition of ringgitnext
  • Malaysia’s currency, the ringgit, hit a four-month low against the dollar.
    — Steven Russolillo, WSJ, 14 May 2018
  • Malaysia’s currency, the ringgit, has lost 8 percent against the dollar in the last year.
    — Peter S. Goodman, Keith Bradsher and Neil Gough, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2017
  • Anwar opposed the currency peg imposed by Mahathir to stem a plunge in the ringgit.
    — Haslinda Amin, Bloomberg.com, 18 May 2018
  • Malaysia's currency, the ringgit, dipped soon after the election results were known.
    — Elaine Kurtenbach and Eileen Ng, Fox News, 11 May 2018
  • The Malaysian ringgit plummeted 35 percent, reserves dwindled and the stock market crashed and lost half its value.
    — Bloomberg.com, 14 May 2018
  • The cost of the coffee beans that the couple, who are married, buy is spiraling because they are traded globally in U.S. dollars, and the Malaysian ringgit has fallen to a 24-year low.
    — Ben Dooley, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Visitors also flock to countries with cheap currencies: the weakness of the ringgit last year helped draw visitors to Malaysia, for example.
    — The Economist, 12 Apr. 2018
  • China’s own basket includes currencies that are somewhat important for its trade, like the Russian ruble and Malaysian ringgit.
    — Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2016
  • Better economic prospects have underpinned the ringgit, which is headed for its first annual gain in five years, strengthening about 6 percent against the dollar.
    — Pooi Koon Chong, Bloomberg.com, 26 Oct. 2017
  • The ringgit is down 7.4% against the dollar this year and more depreciation may be ahead—particularly if lower energy prices start to erode export earnings and rates stay low.
    — Megha Mandavia, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022
  • Although current global conditions look unfavorable to the ringgit, Maybank doesn’t expect headwinds to persist until year-end.
    — WSJ, 2 June 2023
  • Losers could include those such as the Malaysian ringgit, which Goldman notes has been strangled by a rising interest-rate differential with the Federal Reserve—despite core inflation levels at their highest since the global financial crisis.
    — Megha Mandavia, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'ringgit.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: