reis

American  

[rays, rays] / reɪs, reɪs /

plural noun

• real
  singular

1. a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.

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Etymology

Origin of reis

1545–55; < Portuguese, plural of real real ²

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Example Sentences

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reis real

Miss Roper has been making a sketch of our reis and the crew.

From What We Saw in Egypt by Anonymous

I believe we were lucky, on the whole, while matching ourselves against the local bookmaker, and realised a few thousands—not of pounds, but reis, of which a thousand are equivalent to two shillings.

From The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad by E. F. (Edward Frederick) Knight

The chief carpenter, Johan Cordeiro, had 60 reis a day, and so had Gonçalo Gomes, the head painter.

From Portuguese Architecture by Walter Crum Watson

Pero de Carnide, the head mason, got 50 reis or about twopence-halfpenny a day, and his helper only 35 reis.

From Portuguese Architecture by Walter Crum Watson

The daily pay of these soldiers amounts to 20 reis, or about one penny!

From Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. by Karl Ritter von Scherzer

Brooker: One of the big differences between Diane and Philomena is Diane’s quite a generous laugher in real life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2026

Rebecca Picciotto covers the residential rental market and housing policy for The Wall Street Journal's real estate team based in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2026

Under the guidance of coach Conchita Martinez, Andreeva has developed her serve into a real weapon.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026

But despite trailing the US frontier, there are still Chinese models "at the level of capability that they can cause some real trouble", Brookings Institution fellow Kyle Chan told AFP.

From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026

Father, Betsie, and I had come early with a quarter-pound of real English tea from Pickwick.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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