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valuta

[vuh-loo-tuh]

va·lu·ta

[vuh-loo-tuh]
noun
(in Europe) the value of a currency expressed in terms of its rate of exchange with another currency.

Origin:
1915–20; < Italian < Vulgar Latin *valūta, for Latin valīta, feminine past participle of Latin valēre to be worth
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valuta (vəˈluːtə)
 
n
rare the value of one currency in terms of its exchange rate with another
 
[C20: from Italian, literally: value]

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