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moni hua

1. (noun) interest (financial).

I tāpaetia e te uniana te pūtea tārewa, iti iho te moni hua (TTR 2000:54). / The union offered loans of low interest.

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2. (noun) capital gain, dividend, profit, proceeds.

Nā ngā moni hua o te hokonga i ngā rākau tōtara o ngā whenua o ngā Mahupuku i utu te whakatūtū haere i ērā o ngā whare papa rākau nei (TTR 1994:47). / The profits from the sales of tōtara from the Mahupuku lands paid for the building of these wooden houses.

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