konti

How to say it

Meaning

A record kept in someone's name at a bank, a mobile money service or a website, where money or information is held. On social media it is the profile a person uses.

Good to know

A loan word that does not change in the plural: konti ebyiri, two accounts. Common phrases: gufungura konti, to open an account; konti ya banki, a bank account.

Examples

• Nafunguye konti muri Banki y'Abaturage.I opened an account at the People's Bank.
• Umushahara we woherezwa kuri konti ye buri kwezi.His salary is paid into his account every month.
• Yafunze konti ye ya Facebook.She closed her Facebook account.

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