piaster

A noun referring to a fractional monetary unit used in several countries, including Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan, and Syria, or a subunit of the Turkish lira equivalent to 100 kurus.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das eine Scheidemünze bezeichnet, die in mehreren Ländern wie Ägypten, Libanon, Sudan und Syrien verwendet wird, oder eine Untereinheit der türkischen Lira, die 100 Kurus entspricht.

1. Currency unit in Middle Eastern countries B2 formal

   A fractional monetary unit used in Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan, and Syria, typically equal to 1/100 of a pound.

   • The price of the souvenir was only a few piasters.
   • He exchanged his dollars for Egyptian pounds and piasters.
   • The old coin was worth 25 piasters.

   🇩🇪Piaster

   Synonyme: piastre

2. Former Turkish currency unit B2 formal

   A former monetary unit in Turkey, equal to 1/100 of a lira (also known as kuruş).

   • In the past, one lira was divided into 100 piasters.
   • The antique shop sold a coin for 50 piasters.
   • He found a 10-piaster coin from the Ottoman era.

   🇩🇪Piaster

   Synonyme: kuruspiastre

• piasters plural form
• piasters' possessive plural form
• piaster's possessive singular form