Citations:grand

English citations of grand

Noun: A thousand units of some currency

Noun: A thousand euros

• 2012, Morag Prunty, Superstar Lovers:

  Two hundred euros a head for that charity dinner? That'll be a table for ten at two grand and make sure it's adjacent to his competitors so the two of them will raise the stakes at the auction.

• 2013 April 27, I.M. Beck, “Nothing is nothing”, in Times of Malta‎^[1]:

  The thing is, Joseph Muscat is getting reimbursed to the tune of seven grand a year for using his own car instead of the company car.

Noun: A thousand Maltese lira

• 2007 July 8, Sylvanus, “Arrested Development”, in Times of Malta‎^[2]:

  "I hate to sound vulgar but... what is our fee for being on this committee."
  "Two grand. Any more questions, complaints or agitation?"

Noun: A thousand New Zealand dollars

• 2005, Gareth Shute, Making Music in New Zealand, page 104:

  It can cost a grand a day to do those drums tracks, whereas the entire cost of our first single was only $800.

Noun: A thousand pesos

• 2004, James Dodson, Ben Hogan: An American Life:

  Demaret told reporter Bob Rule, seeming to imply that Hogan had in fact been given five grand for appearing in Mexico and was bloody well entitled to every peso.

Noun: A thousand pounds sterling

• 2011, Ben Aaronovitch, Rivers of London, Hachette UK →ISBN

  That was a good ten grand more than I was getting as a full constable – my sympathy was limited.

Noun: A thousand punt

• 1977, Fortnight

  The fans won't want to know about an institution costing the nation a few hundred grand per annum, giving cushy jobs to ex-politicos and cute university men in that elegant upper room in Leinster House if it doesn't deliver the goods.

Noun: A thousand rand

• 2011, James William Kilgore, Freedom Never Rests: A Novel of Democracy in South Africa, page 220:

  'Two hundred rand?' asked Monwabisi.
  'Two grand,' said Mzi. 'We want to throw a party.'

Noun: A thousand rupees

• 2014, Sunil Mohan Gera, Make Me Your Friend:

  Each of them had got around fifty lacs rupees. Bobby and Peter paid fifty grand each to Malik from their share which was towards the cost of revolvers.

Noun: A thousand Singapore dollars

• 2014, Herb McCormick, As Long as It 's Fun: The Epic Voyages and Extraordinary Times of Lin and Larry Pardey, page 133:

  Over Lin's halfhearted objections, they plunked down four grand—more than half their savings—for enough golden timber to build one beautiful boat. “And even if we don't, it will be a good investment,” said Larry. As they sailed out of Singapore, Larry nodded at an inbound Danish freighter.

Noun: A thousand US dollars

• 2003 December 21, “The Hitchhiker”, in Cold Case, season 1, episode 10, spoken by Scotty Valens (Danny Pino):

  I could win ten grand over there, I still ain't paying a cabbie 300 bucks to drive me home.