Loonie

Word LOONIE
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Definitions and meanings of "Loonie"

What do we mean by loonie?

A Canadian coin worth one dollar. noun

The Canadian dollar. noun

The Canadian dollar (both the coin and the monetary unit). noun

The basic unit of money in Canada noun

The Canadian dollar (both the coin and the monetary unit).

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The word "loonie" in example sentences

A loonie is our dollar, Nom, which is about $1.01 to you. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Canadian gave it the name loonie because it has a picture of a common loon, a popular Canadian bird, on its reverse and it has Queen Elizabeth II on its obverse. ❋ Unknown (2008)

And while the loonie is tied more closely to the USD, it’s not pegged. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Hey Al, I have no idea what a loonie is or how much it’s worth, but you’ve got a deal there, player. ❋ Unknown (2008)

But Canada isn't quite the bargain it used to be: Since 2004 the Canadian dollar (known as the loonie) is up 25% against the U.S. dollar. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The dollar coin is called a loonie, because there's a picture of a loon (the bird) on one side. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Late Friday in New York, one Canadian dollar -- known as the loonie for the bird pictured on coins -- fetched $1.06. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The currency, known as the loonie for the bird on the C$1 coin, climbed as much as 0.8 percent to $1.0171. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The Australian dollar is the most overvalued in two decades versus the so-called loonie, while slower Chinese growth amid higher inflation may lessen the attraction of countries that depend on selling raw materials to Asia's biggest economy. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Canada's dollar, also known as the loonie for the image of the aquatic bird on the C$1 coin, depreciated 0.2 percent to 97.61 cents versus the greenback, from 97.42 on May 20, extending its monthly drop to 3.2 percent. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Since then, the so-called loonie has dropped against its 16 most-traded counterparts, falling 5.6 percent against the Swiss franc and 0.9 percent against the U.S. dollar. ❋ Unknown (2011)

With no past bailouts under its belt, a stable economy and financial market and yield forecasts running at 170 basis points, the loonie is the best of both worlds. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Canada's dollar, dubbed the loonie for the aquatic bird on the C$1 coin, last traded at par with the greenback on July 22, 2008, 11 days after crude, the country's biggest export, reached a record $147.27 a barrel. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Canada's currency, called the loonie for the image of the aquatic bird on the C$1 coin, rose before a report forecast to show its economic recovery quickened in the first quarter, backing the case for the central bank to increase interest rates. expanded at a 5.9 percent annualized rate in the first quarter, according to a Bloomberg News survey ahead of the data release today. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The currency, known as the loonie for the waterfowl on the C$1 coin, gained for the first time in four days as the central bank dropped a pledge to hold its 0.25 percent target rate for overnight loans between banks unchanged through June. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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