piaster
or pi·as·tre
a former coin of Turkey, one 100th of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
a monetary unit of Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan, and Syria, one 100th of a pound.
a former monetary unit of South Vietnam: replaced by the dong in 1976.
the former peso or dollar of Spain and Spanish America.
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How to use piaster in a sentence
Then the two knights had to be removed to a sick-room and infirmary, for they needed a doctor and piaster to cure their wounds.
Four Arthurian Romances | Chretien DeTroyesHundreds of accounts and bills have been received, audited and paid, and scarcely any two correspond in piaster equivalents.
The Red Cross in Peace and War | Clara BartonWe got down from our horse, went around carelessly, and slipped a cherek (a five piaster piece) into his fingers.
The Red Cross in Peace and War | Clara BartonAfter thirty-three years of residence, I am still trying to get some idea of what a piaster is.
The Red Cross in Peace and War | Clara BartonAll my trouble, all the hard work, and not a piaster, not a piaster!
The Carpet from Bagdad | Harold MacGrath
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