milreis

American  

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

noun

plural

milreis

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.

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milreis British  

/ milˈrɛiʃ, ˈmɪlˌreɪs /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of milreis

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

Example Sentences

Then, one and a half hours after opening, a seven-year-old girl broke the ice, bought a 2 milreis doll.

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

"We issued more than 50,000,000 milreis," admitted the Paulista bankers.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

That is to say, the purchasing power of a milreis in Brazil will not necessarily vary exactly as the rate of exchange on London.

From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)