# ban

**Part of speech:** NOUN  
**Frequency rank:** #138 most common Romanian word  
**Language:** Romanian

A common Romanian noun for a sum of money, especially in everyday speech and informal references to cost, price, or having little money.

## Meanings

- **money; cash** — Most often used in the plural in everyday Romanian.
- **amount of money; funds** — Used when talking about price, payment, or available funds.

## Example sentences

- N-am bani acum. — _I don't have any money right now._
- A strâns bani pentru vacanță. — _He/She saved money for the holiday._
- Cât bani ai la tine? — _How much money do you have on you?_

## Forms

bani, banii, ban, banilor, banul

## Nearby words by frequency

- [fată](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/fat%C4%83)
- [parte](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/parte)
- [gândi](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/g%C3%A2ndi)
- [niciodată](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/niciodat%C4%83)
- [întoarce](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/%C3%AEntoarce)
- [voi](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/voi)
- [vreau](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/vreau)
- [puțin](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/pu%C8%9Bin)
- [ajuta](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/ajuta)
- [acasă](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/acas%C4%83)
- [înțelege](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/%C3%AEn%C8%9Belege)
- [muri](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/muri)

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Source: [https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/ban](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/ban) — MostSpoken Romanian frequency dictionary.