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Meaning of Zig | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
zɪɡ

Definitions

  1. A general-purpose imperative, statically typed, compiled programming language intended as a modern successor to the C language.
  2. A sudden or sharp turn or change of direction.
  3. Alternative letter-case form of ZiG.
    alt-of
  4. Abbreviation of Zimbabwe Gold, the official national currency of Zimbabwe since April 2024, which began as a gold-backed digital token in October 2023.
    abbreviation, alt-of
  5. A kind of Jewish comedy skit.

Equivalents

العربية منعرج
Bosanski žig
Français zig
Hrvatski žig
Italiano ZIG
Српски žig

Examples

“Zigs at Kfar Hanassi were rooted firmly in the history of British comedy.”
“For a start, it's making it compulsory for companies to settle at least half of their quarterly taxes in ZiG, according to the central bank report.”
“After the ZiG was introduced electronically, bank accounts of some businesses were frozen, accused by the government of rejecting the new currency.”
“Ms Dhliwayo would use Zigs if there were any to be had - but it mostly exists digitally, and in a place where people can rarely charge their phones because of blackouts, it is cash that counts.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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