lira
a silver, bronze, or chrome steel coin and monetary unit of Turkey, equal to 100 kurus; equal to 100 piasters before 1933; Turkish pound. Abbreviation: TL.
Origin of lira
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How to use lira in a sentence
He also reported that he happened to see that “cases full of brand new Italian Lire were being unpacked.”
He and another bidder battled until Nicolo finally won the paintings for 45,000 lire—around $32.
Italian Autoworker Discovers Stolen Masterpieces on His Kitchen Wall | Barbie Latza Nadeau | April 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMother darling, give me a hundred lire For I want to be off to the States.
Castellinaria | Henry Festing JonesA hundred thousand lire reward to anyone who will bring me a man and a woman who are truly faithful, absolutely faithful!'
The conquest of Rome | Matilde SeraoToday before I left the Embassy, my successor arrived, and to him I handed all the lire that were left, and papers and so forth.
Polly the Pagan | Isabel Anderson
I darted in, threw down a lire, and picked up two rolls of bread worth about twopence each, also some fruit worth about as much.
From the Thames to the Tiber | J. WardleA gondola costs something less than a livre (lire) an hour, or for a superior looking craft seven or eight livres a day.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car | Francis Miltoun
British Dictionary definitions for lira
/ (ˈlɪərə, Italian ˈliːra) /
the former standard monetary unit of Italy, San Marino, and the Vatican City, divided into 100 centesimi; replaced by the euro in 2002
Also called: pound the standard monetary unit of Turkey, divided into 100 kuruş
the former standard monetary unit of Malta, divided into 100 cents or 1000 mils; replaced by the euro in 2008
Origin of lira
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