"bei" meaning in Swahili

See bei in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-bei.flac Forms: bei class IX [canonical], bei class X [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic بَيْع (bayʕ). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar|بَيْع}} Borrowed from Arabic بَيْع (bayʕ), {{root|sw|ar|ب ي ع}} Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} bei class IX (plural bei class X)
  1. price (cost required to gain possession of something) Wikipedia link: sw:bei Categories (topical): Economics
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