lire
- plural of lira.
Example Sentences
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When she was summoned to the Cinecitta studios, the hub of Italian cinema, she was offered 1,000 lire to sign.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2023
The cash introduction saw the new euro notes and coins quickly replace German marks, French francs and Italian lire in ATMs, cash registers, and wallets and purses.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 31, 2021
During one production, said Sheridan Hill, a writer preparing a personal biography of Mr. Lazar for his family, U.S. actors in Italy were concerned about the currency and didn’t want to be paid in lire.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 9, 2016
“There I was, like, ‘This is Italian lire.
From New York Times ● Oct. 13, 2014
He imagined all the cakes he could buy for one hundred thousand lire.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
