No. 87 in Malay
wang
Money.
In a sentence
Dia menyimpan wang di bank untuk masa depan.
She saves money in the bank for the future.
In this sentence, 'wang' refers to tangible money, such as the physical cash or currency she is saving in the bank.
Wang adalah alat utama dalam perdagangan.
Money is the main tool in commerce.
Here, 'wang' represents the concept of money as an economic medium of exchange, not as physical cash.
Nilai wang semakin berkurangan akibat inflasi.
The value of money is decreasing due to inflation.
In this usage, 'wang' implies the inherent value of monetary units within the context of economics and finance.
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