piaster

or pi·as·tre

[ pee-as-ter, -ah-ster ]

/ piˈæs tər, -ˈɑ stər /

noun

a former coin of Turkey, one 100th of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.

a monetary unit of Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan, and Syria, one 100th of a pound.

a former monetary unit of South Vietnam: replaced by the dong in 1976.

the former peso or dollar of Spain and Spanish America.

Origin of piaster

First recorded in 1605–15; from French piastre, from Italian piastra “thin sheet of metal, silver coin” (short for piastra d'argento, literally, “plate of silver”), akin to piastro plaster

Words nearby piaster

piano tuner, piano wire, Piarist, pias., piassava, piaster, piastre, Piat, Piatigorsky, Piatra Neamt, Piauí

Example sentences from the Web for piaster

Then the two knights had to be removed to a sick-room and infirmary, for they needed a doctor and piaster to cure their wounds.
Four Arthurian Romances|Chretien DeTroyes
This done, he asks for a piaster; and some one tells him that he shall have it if he will put out his hand and take it.
Ten Thousand Wonderful Things|Edmund Fillingham King
After thirty-three years of residence, I am still trying to get some idea of what a piaster is.
The Red Cross in Peace and War|Clara Barton
All my trouble, all the hard work, and not a piaster, not a piaster!
The Carpet from Bagdad|Harold MacGrath

We got down from our horse, went around carelessly, and slipped a cherek (a five piaster piece) into his fingers.
The Red Cross in Peace and War|Clara Barton

单词	piaster
释义	piaster or pi·as·tre [ pee-as-ter, -ah-ster ] / piˈæs tər, -ˈɑ stər / noun a former coin of Turkey, one 100th of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933. a monetary unit of Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan, and Syria, one 100th of a pound. a former monetary unit of South Vietnam: replaced by the dong in 1976. the former peso or dollar of Spain and Spanish America. Origin of piaster First recorded in 1605–15; from French piastre, from Italian piastra “thin sheet of metal, silver coin” (short for piastra d'argento, literally, “plate of silver”), akin to piastro plaster Words nearby piaster piano tuner, piano wire, Piarist, pias., piassava, piaster, piastre, Piat, Piatigorsky, Piatra Neamt, Piauí Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for piaster Then the two knights had to be removed to a sick-room and infirmary, for they needed a doctor and piaster to cure their wounds. Four Arthurian Romances\|Chretien DeTroyes This done, he asks for a piaster; and some one tells him that he shall have it if he will put out his hand and take it. Ten Thousand Wonderful Things\|Edmund Fillingham King After thirty-three years of residence, I am still trying to get some idea of what a piaster is. The Red Cross in Peace and War\|Clara Barton All my trouble, all the hard work, and not a piaster, not a piaster! The Carpet from Bagdad\|Harold MacGrath We got down from our horse, went around carelessly, and slipped a cherek (a five piaster piece) into his fingers. The Red Cross in Peace and War\|Clara Barton
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