lira

• Nom désignant l'unité monétaire de base, actuelle ou passée, de plusieurs pays, notamment Malte, la Turquie et l'Italie, généralement divisée en unités plus petites.

A noun referring to a former or current basic monetary unit of several countries, including Malta, Turkey, and Italy, typically subdivided into smaller units.

1. Maltese liraB1formal

   The former official currency of Malta, subdivided into 100 cents.

   Lire maltaise

   • Before adopting the euro, Malta used the Maltese lira.
   • He found an old coin worth 10 Maltese lira.
   • The price was listed as 50 lira in the 1990s.

2. Turkish liraB1formal

   The official currency of Turkey, subdivided into 100 kurus.

   livre turque

   • She exchanged dollars for Turkish lira at the airport.
   • A meal in Istanbul can cost around 150 lira.
   • The Turkish lira has experienced recent fluctuations.

   Synonymestry

3. Italian liraB1formal

   The former official currency of Italy, equal to 100 centesimi.

   Lire italienne

   • Before the euro, prices in Italy were given in lira.
   • He kept a 1000 lira banknote as a souvenir.
   • The Italian lira was replaced by the euro in 2002.