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Piaster

Piaster Meaning & Definition
Piaster Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Piaster?

[n] 100 kurus equal 1 lira
[n] a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria

Synonyms | Synonyms for Piaster: kuru | piastre

Related Terms | Find terms related to Piaster:

See Also | asper | Egyptian pound | fractional monetary unit | Lebanese pound | lira | pound | subunit | Sudanese pound | Syrian pound | Turkish lira | Turkish monetary unit

Piaster In Webster's Dictionary

\Pi*as"ter\, n. [F. piastre, It. piastra a thin plate of metal, a dollar, LL. piastra, fr. L. emplastrum. See {Plaster}.] A silver coin of Spain and various other countries. See {Peso}. The Spanish piaster (commonly called peso, or peso duro) is of about the value of the American dollar. The Italian piaster, or scudo, was worth from 80 to 100 cents. The Turkish and Egyptian piasters are now worth about four and a half cents.

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