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On a price tag, what does тысяча (tysyacha) mean?

Тысяча (tysyacha) is a thousand.

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  1. Hundred
  2. Thousand ✔
  3. Million

Why: Тысяча is 1,000. In casual speech it can also mean a 1,000-ruble banknote. A hundred is сто.

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Answer: Thousand. Тысяча is 1,000. In casual speech it can also mean a 1,000-ruble banknote. A hundred is сто.

  1. Wiktionary: тысяча en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D1%82%D1%8B%D1%81%D1%8F%D1%87%D0%B0
    thousand (1000) ... (colloquial) one thousand ruble banknote
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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