conto
Americannoun
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a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
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a former money of account in Portugal and Brazil equal to 1000 milreis.
noun
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a former Portuguese monetary unit worth 1000 escudos
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an unofficial Brazilian monetary unit worth 1000 cruzeiros (now replaced by the real)
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Etymology
Origin of conto
1595–1605; < Portuguese < Late Latin computus reckoning, noun derivative of Latin computāre to compute; see count 1
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The king's income, under the civil list, was a "conto of reis" a day, or something over £80,000 a year.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 The Recent Days (1910-1914) by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
Have you heard tell of the famous diamond of Abaete, which was valued at more than two million contos of reis?
From Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon by Verne, Jules
Received from the Right Hon. Lord Cochrane, &c. &c. the sum of one thousand milreis, on account of a distribution of eighty contos of reis, &c. &c.
From Narrative of Services in the Liberation of Chili, Peru and Brazil, from Spanish and Portuguese Domination, Volume 2 by Dundonald, Thomas Cochrane, Earl of
I therefore use the freedom to assure Your Excellency the amount of 400 contos of Reis, as an indemnification for your losses.
From Narrative of Services in the Liberation of Chili, Peru and Brazil, from Spanish and Portuguese Domination, Volume 2 by Dundonald, Thomas Cochrane, Earl of
Took at Admiral's desire 500 dollars for my distribution of the 100 contos in part received—from which it appears that I am to have half per cent, for distribution.
From Narrative of Services in the Liberation of Chili, Peru and Brazil, from Spanish and Portuguese Domination, Volume 2 by Dundonald, Thomas Cochrane, Earl of
There are fifty-eight words, and that makes fifty-eight contos.
From Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon by Verne, Jules
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