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milreis

American  
[mil-reys, meel-reys] / ˈmɪlˌreɪs, milˈreɪs /

noun

milreis plural
  1. a silver coin and former monetary unit of Brazil, equal to 1000 reis, discontinued in 1942.

  2. a gold coin and former monetary unit of Portugal, equal to 1000 reis, discontinued in 1910.


milreis British  
/ milˈrɛiʃ, ˈmɪlˌreɪs /

noun

  1. a former monetary unit of Portugal and Brazil, divided into 1000 reis

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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noun

Etymology

Origin of milreis

1580–90; < Portuguese: a thousand reis. See milli-, reis

Example Sentences

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Hamilton Club Brooklyn, N. Y. There exist, however, chiefly in museums, a few examples of the metallic milreis, doubtless referred to by Original Subscriber Nutt.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Brazilian transaction in effect pegged the milreis to the dollar.

From Time Magazine Archive

Only gradually will the new 10, 20 and 50 centavo pieces, the new, uniform-size cruzeiro bills supplant the timeworn milreis.

From Time Magazine Archive

Growers have received about 2 milreis a bag from the Government for the rest.

From Time Magazine Archive

Bread is charged 10 milreis the quintal, whilst the English sloop-of-war Jaseur is purchasing it at 5 milreis, for bills on England.

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

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