No. 701 in Russian
грн
"Грн" is an abbreviation for the Ukrainian currency, hryvnia.
In a sentence
Я купил этот товар за 150 грн.
I bought this item for 150 UAH.
Here, 'грн' stands for 'гривен', which is a form of the Ukrainian currency 'hryvnia' (UAH) used to denote a numerical value.
Стоимость услуги составила 200 грн.
The cost of the service was 200 UAH.
'грн' is used as a shorthand notation for 'гривен' to represent currency in official documents and informal situations alike.
Мы оплатили гостиницу, потратив 500 грн.
We paid for the hotel, spending 500 UAH.
In this sentence, 'грн' continues to serve as an abbreviation for 'гривен', contextualizing the amount in financial terms.
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