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met·i·cal

(mĕt′ĭ-käl′)

n. pl. met·i·cais (-kīsh′)

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[Portuguese, from Arabic mitqāl, colloquial variant of miṯqāl, a unit of weight, from ṯaqula, to be heavy; see ṯql in Semitic roots.]

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metical

(ˈmɛtɪˌkæl)

(Currencies) the standard money unit in Mozambique which consists of 100 centavos

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me•ti•cal

(ˈmɛt ɪˌkæl)

n., pl. -cals, -cais (-ˌkaɪʃ)

the basic monetary unit of Mozambique.

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metical - the basic unit of money in Mozambique; equal to 100 centavos

centavo - a fractional monetary unit of several countries: El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe and Brazil and Argentina and Bolivia and Colombia and Cuba and the Dominican Republic and Ecuador and El Salvador and Guatemala and Honduras and Mexico and Nicaragua and Peru and the Philippines and Portugal

Mozambique monetary unit - monetary unit in Mozambique

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Participating families will receive a monthly voucher worth 2,670 Mozambique meticals (US$ 44) which is distributed by partner organization Food for the Hungry, and can be redeemed at seven different shops in Dondo and Nhamatanda districts.

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Even if they put in small amounts, 100 meticals ($2.95), for instance, they get paid interest on that.

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Catine also said that producers in the districts of Monapo and Lalaua and respective companies may be paid up to a maximum of US dollar 700,000 or around 10 million meticals per district.

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Although Moza Banco announced a capital increase of 283.25m meticals ($10.1m) in June to fund expansion and staff training, this still left its total capital at just $40m.