noun🔗SharePiasterA Spanish or Spanish-American coin and unit of currency, originally worth eight real."The old map claimed the pirate treasure was worth five hundred piastres in 1780. "Die alte Karte behauptete, der Piratenschatz sei im Jahr 1780 fünfhundert Piaster wert gewesen.historyeconomyfinancevaluecommerceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePiasterA form of currency formerly used in the French-speaking parts of Canada."My great-grandmother often spoke of earning a few piastres selling homemade bread when she was a girl in Quebec. "Meine Urgroßmutter sprach oft davon, ein paar Piaster verdient zu haben, als sie als Mädchen in Quebec selbstgebackenes Brot verkaufte.worldfinanceeconomyhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePiasterA form of currency formerly used in French Indochina.""My grandfather told stories of buying food in Vietnam with piastres when he was stationed there during the war." "Mein Großvater erzählte Geschichten davon, wie er während des Krieges in Vietnam Essen mit Piaster kaufte, als er dort stationiert war.worldeconomyfinancehistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePiasterA 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""The street vendor in Cairo gave me back five piastres in change after I bought a bottle of water." "Der Straßenhändler in Kairo gab mir fünf Piaster als Wechselgeld zurück, nachdem ich eine Flasche Wasser gekauft hatte.worldeconomyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
