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piastre

/piˈæstər/ /piˈɑːstər/

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noun

Piaster

A Spanish or Spanish-American coin and unit of currency, originally worth eight real.

Examples :

"The pirate captain demanded payment of fifty piastres for the captured ship. "

Der Piratenkapitän forderte die Zahlung von fünfzig Piastern für das gekaperte Schiff.

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Piaster

A form of currency formerly used in the French-speaking parts of Canada.

Examples :

""Before Canada adopted the dollar, people in Quebec often used piastre to refer to their money." "

Bevor Kanada den Dollar einführte, nannten die Menschen in Quebec ihr Geld oft Piaster.

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Piaster

A form of currency formerly used in French Indochina.

Examples :

"Before Vietnam adopted the dong, people used piastre for buying things at the market. "

Bevor Vietnam den Dong einführte, benutzten die Leute Piaster, um auf dem Markt einzukaufen.

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Piaster

A form of currency originally used in the Ottoman Empire, and now used as a subunit in the Middle Eastern countries of Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan, Syria, Jordan, Libya, South Sudan, Turkey and Cyprus

Examples :

"While bargaining at the market in Cairo, the vendor initially asked for 50 Egyptian pounds, but I managed to negotiate the price down to 40 pounds and 50 piastre. "

Beim Feilschen auf dem Markt in Kairo verlangte der Verkäufer zunächst 50 ägyptische Pfund, aber ich konnte den Preis auf 40 Pfund und 50 Piaster herunterhandeln.

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