litas
Americannoun
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litai,
plural
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litu
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of litas
From Lithuanian
Example Sentences
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"We already effectively have the euro as our currency the litas is pegged to the euro," he said, referring to the litas's peg at 3.45 to the euro.
From Reuters ● Oct. 29, 2012
For more than a year, her salary has paid the 2,300 litas, about $900, in monthly mortgage payments for her 40-year-old son, who lost his construction job.
From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2010
Now, with her own income having been slashed, she is left with just 300 litas a month to support herself and her 15-year-old granddaughter.
From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2010
The litas continues to be worth ten American cents, as it always was.
From Time Magazine Archive
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