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piaster
pi·as·ter also pi·as·tre P0283000 (pē-ăs′tər, -ä′stər)n.1. A unit of currency equal to 1/100 of the primary unit of currency in Egypt and various other countries of the Middle East.2. Piece of eight.
[French piastre, from Italian piastra, thin metal plate, from Latin emplastrum, medical dressing; see plaster.]pi•as•ter or pi•as•tre (piˈæs tər, -ˈɑ stər)
n. 1. a monetary unit of Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan, and Syria, equal to 1/100 of a pound. 2. the former peso or dollar of Spain and Spanish America. [1605–15; < French piastre < Italian piastra thin sheet of metal, silver coin (short for piastra d'argento, literally, plate of silver), akin to piastro plaster] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  piaster - a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syriapiastrefractional monetary unit, subunit - a monetary unit that is valued at a fraction (usually one hundredth) of the basic monetary unitEgyptian pound, pound - the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piastersLebanese pound, pound - the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piastersSudanese pound, pound - the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piastersSyrian pound, pound - the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters | | 2. | piaster - 100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkeykurus, piastreTurkish monetary unit - monetary unit in TurkeyTurkish lira, lira - the basic unit of money in Turkeyasper - 20 aspers equal 1 kurus in Turkey |
Piaster
Piaster (1) An Italian name for the peso, an old Spanish coin. (2) The monetary unit of Turkey under the laws of 1844 and 1916, also known as the kurus; in practice, a form of change equal to 1/100 of a Turkish lira or to 40 para. (3) The monetary unit of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Syria, the Sudan, and Lebanon, equal to 1/100 of a pound. The piaster in these countries is issued both in the form of coins and banknotes. (4) 1/100 of a Jordanian dinar. FinancialSeePiastrepiaster
Synonyms for piasternoun a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and SyriaSynonymsRelated Words- fractional monetary unit
- subunit
- Egyptian pound
- pound
- Lebanese pound
- Sudanese pound
- Syrian pound
noun 100 kurus equal 1 lira in TurkeySynonymsRelated Words- Turkish monetary unit
- Turkish lira
- lira
- asper
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