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

Lately Brazilian exchange has weakened sharply, the milreis falling to 17.7 on the dollar last week.

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

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

As Minister successively of Justice and Finance, Aranha squelched an inevitable counterrevolution, juggled Brazil's gold milreis.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ten thousand pounds was Dom Corria's financial estimate of the services rendered by Philip, and Iris was absolutely dumfounded by the total in milreis.

From The Stowaway Girl by Tracy, Louis