vera
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vera¹
- /ˈvɪəɹə/ UK
- /ˈvɪɹə/ US
Rhymes with -ɪəɹə
Where it comes from
From Vera Lynn.
noun veras
- A skin (rolling paper for cigarettes). Has anybody got any veras? Lovely!
vera²
- /ˈvɪəɹə/ UK
- /ˈvɪɹə/ US
Rhymes with -ɪəɹə
Where it comes from
As vega, with the "g" substituted with a "r" to represent risk-free (interest rate).
noun
-
A second-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the rate of change of vega with respect to changes in the risk-free interest rate, or equivalently the rate of change of rho with respect to changes in the volatility of the underlying asset.
Similar: rhova
Vera³
- /ˈvɪə.ɹə/ UK
Rhymes with -ɪəɹə
Where it comes from
Borrowed in the nineteenth century from the Russian virtue name Ве́ра (Véra, “faith”). By folk etymology it has also been explained as Latin vera (“true”).
proper noun
- A female given name from Russian. Good night, my Vera. Mind, I shall always call you Vera. It sounds so Russian and nice, and is much prettier than Vere.
Vera⁴
Where it comes from
From Spanish.
proper noun
- A surname from Spanish.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: rubigo, tacky, fully-fledged, vulgar, genuine, proper, actual, ellen, reality, religion, really, truly, true, genuinely, very, truth
Translations
Talk about this word "vera." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vera. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. vera. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vera "vera." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vera.Cite this
@misc{vera_2026,
title = {vera},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vera},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
