English citations of grand

Noun: A thousand units of some currency edit

Noun: A thousand euros edit

  • 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 edit

  • 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 edit

  • 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 edit

  • 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 edit

  • 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 edit

  • 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 edit

  • 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 edit

  • 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 edit

  • 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 edit

  • 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.