rand

/rænd/
noun
  1. The basic unit of money in South Africa.
    • She exchanged her dollars for rand before her trip to Johannesburg.
    • The price of gold is often quoted in rand per ounce.
    • The souvenir cost 150 rand at the market in Cape Town.
  2. A strip of leather used in shoemaking to fill the space between the sole and the upper.
    • The cobbler inserted a rand to make the shoe fit more snugly.
    • Old-fashioned boots often have a rand stitched between the sole and the leather upper.
    • He replaced the worn rand on his hiking boots to keep them waterproof.
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