riel
riel — noun
1. the standard currency of Cambodia, introduced after the country gained independe
the standard currency of Cambodia, introduced after the country gained independence; one riel was originally split into one hundred sen, but sen coins are no longer minted and everyday prices are quoted in whole riel
A simple noodle soup at a street stall in Phnom Penh costs about 8,000 riel.
collocation: [number] riel for expressing prices
Vikram paid 12,000 riel for a handwoven silk scarf at the night market.
Many shops in Cambodia accept US dollars but give change in riel.
At the Siem Reap market, Paloma exchanged twenty US dollars and received eighty thousand riel.
The hotel receptionist told Erik that the room rate could be paid in riel or dollars.
文法句型
[amount] riel
用法筆記
Prices in Cambodia are often quoted in both riel and US dollars. The riel's subdivision (sen) is no longer used in practice, so amounts are whole riel.