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P0215500 (pə-sā′tə)n. The primary unit of currency in Spain and Andorra before the adoption of the euro.

[Spanish, diminutive of peso, peso; see peso.]

peseta

(pəˈseɪtə; Spanish peˈseta) n (Currencies) the former standard monetary unit of Spain and Andorra, divided into 100 céntimos; replaced by the euro in 2002[C19: from Spanish, diminutive of peso]

pe•se•ta

(pəˈseɪ tə)

n., pl. -tas (-təz). the basic currency of Spain, which has a fixed value relative to the euro. [1805–15; < Sp, diminutive of pesa a weight]

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peseta - formerly the basic unit of money in Spain; equal to 100 centimosSpanish pesetacentimo - a fractional monetary unit of Venezuela and Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea and Paraguay and SpainSpanish monetary unit - monetary unit in Spain

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比塞塔西班牙银币

peseta

(pəˈseitə) noun the standard unit of currency in Spain before the Euro. 西班牙银币，比塞塔

peseta

the former standard monetary unit of Spain and Andorra, divided into 100 céntimos; replaced by the euro in 2002

Peseta

(1) A silver coin minted in Spain from the 18th century and in Mexico from about the 16th century.

(2) The monetary unit of Spain, equal to 100 centimos. Introduced on Jan. 1, 1859, to replace the real, the peseta was replaced by the escudo in June 1864. It was reintroduced in October 1868. Its value fell sharply during World War I and especially during the Spanish Civil War (1936-39). The peseta has been repeatedly devalued since World War II.

(3) The monetary unit of Equatorial Guinea, equal to 100 centimos.

Peseta

The former currency of Spain. It was introduced in 1869 when Spain joined the Latin Monetary Union and continued to be the currency even after the union was abolished in 1927. In 1959, Spain joined the Bretton Woods System and pegged the peseta to the U.S. dollar. The peseta was replaced by the euro in 2002.

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noun formerly the basic unit of money in Spain

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