rand Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents
  2. noun United States writer (born in Russia) noted for her polemical novels and political conservativism (1905-1982)
    Ayn Rand.
  3. noun a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese
    Witwatersrand; Reef.

WordNet

Rand noun
Etymology
AS. rand, rond; akin to D., Dan., Sw., & G. rand, Icel. rönd, and probably to E. rind.
Definitions
  1. A border; edge; margin. Obs. or Prov. Eng.
  2. A long, fleshy piece, as of beef, cut from the flank or leg; a sort of steak. Beau. & Fl.
  3. A thin inner sole for a shoe; also, a leveling slip of leather applied to the sole before attaching the heel.
Rand intransitive verb
Etymology
See Rant.
Definitions
  1. To rant; to storm. Obs.
    I wept, . . . and raved, randed, and railed. J. Webster.

Webster 1913