piaster

piˈæstər

Definition

Definition of piaster - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

finance

TECH.

fractional monetary unit in Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan, and Syria

TECH.

He paid 50 piasters for the bread.

kurus

piastre

South Sudan

TECH.

subdivision of South Sudanese pound, 1/100 of a pound

TECH.

The item costs 75 piasters in South Sudan.

cent

coin

penny

currency

TECH.

100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey

TECH.

The price is 200 piasters in Turkey.

kurus

piastre

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$piaster: fractional monetary unit in Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan, and Syria$
fractional monetary unit in Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan, and Syria

Origin of piaster

Italian, piastra (plate)

Examples of piaster in a sentence

In the market, fruits were priced in piasters.
I received 50 piasters as change.
The donation was just 10 piasters.
I exchanged my dollars for piasters.
The souvenir cost 500 piasters.

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French:piastre, centime sud-soudanais, ...
German:Piaster, Piastre, ...
Italian:piastra, ...
Spanish:piastra, centavo sursudanés, ...
Portuguese:piastra, piaster, ...
Chinese:皮阿斯特, 分币, ...
Japanese:ピアストル, ピアスター, ...
Arabic:قِرْش, ...
Hebrew:פִּיאַסְטֶר, פְּיָאסְטֶר דְּרוֹם סוּדָנִי, ...
Russian:пиастр, монета, ...
Ukrainian:піастр, суданський піастр, ...
Hindi:पियास्टर, ...
Bengali:পিয়াস্টার, মুদ্রা, ...
Catalan:piastre, piastra, ...
Czech:piastr, kuruš, ...
Danish:piastre, sydsudansk piastre, ...
Dutch:piaster, piastre, ...
Greek:πιάστρα, γκρόσι, ...
Hungarian:piaszter, kuruş, ...
Khmer:ព្យាស្ទ័រ, ឯកតារូបិយប័ណ្ណរងនៃផោនស៊ូដង់ខាងត្បូង, ...
Korean:피아스터, ...
Persian:قروش, پیاستر, ...
Polish:piastr, piastry, ...
Portuguese (BR):piastre, centavo sul-sudanês, ...
Romanian:piastru, piaștru, ...
Swedish:piastre, piast, ...
Thai:พิแอสเตอร์, เพียสเตอร์, ...
Turkish:kuruş, piaster, ...
Vietnamese:piastre, đồng piastre, ...

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