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leones

/liˈoʊniːz/

Meanings
noun
A unit of currency of Sierra Leone, divided into 100 cents.

Examples :

"My grandmother sent me 5,000 leones for my school expenses. "
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Related Words

Illustration currency

currency noun

/ˈkʌɹ.ən.si/ /ˈkɝ.ən.si/

Money or other items used to facilitate transactions.

"Wampum was used as a currency by Amerindians."

Illustration expenses

expenses noun

/ɪkˈspɛnsɪz/

A spending or consuming, often a disbursement of funds.

"Buying the car was a big expense, but will be worth it in the long run."

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

A mother of someone's parent.

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

Illustration school

school noun

/skuːl/

(collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.

"The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel."

Illustration for

for preposition

/fɔːr/

Used to indicate the object or recipient of an action.

"This gift is for you."

Illustration cents

cents noun

/sɛn/

(money) A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.

"The candy bar cost ninety-nine cents. "

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into preposition

/ˈɪn.tuː/ /ˈɪn.tu/

To or towards the inside of.

"Mary danced into the house."

Illustration divided

divided verb

/dɪˈvaɪdɪd/ /dəˈvaɪdɪd/

To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.

"a wall divides two houses; a stream divides the towns"

Illustration sent

sent noun

/sɛnt/

A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of an Estonian kroon.

"The student needed 50 senti to buy a school notebook. "

Illustration unit

unit noun

/ˈjuː.nɪt/

A particular, minute unit of mass, defined differently for different substances, but so that varying substances of the same general type have the property that one international unit of the one has the same effect on the human body as one international unit of the other.

"The doctor prescribed a specific unit of vitamin D for the patient's bone health. "

Illustration leone

leone noun

/liˈoʊni/

A unit of currency of Sierra Leone, divided into 100 cents.

""The souvenir I bought in Sierra Leone cost 5,000 leones." "

Illustration sierra

sierra noun

/siˈɛɹə/

A rugged range of mountains.

"We hiked through the beautiful sierra, enjoying the stunning views from the mountain peaks. "