noun🔗ShareThe subdivision of the South Sudanese pound, equal to 1/100 of a pound"The candy cost 75 piasters, so I needed to give the shopkeeper more than half a South Sudanese pound. "worldeconomyfinanceamountChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA Spanish or Spanish-American coin and unit of currency, originally worth eight real."The old pirate's treasure chest contained gold doubloons and several silver piasters. "economyfinancehistoryvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA form of currency formerly used in the French-speaking parts of Canada."My grandmother told me stories about how she used to buy candy for just a few piaster when she was a child in Quebec. "worldeconomyhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA form of currency formerly used in French Indochina."My grandmother told me stories about using piaster to buy rice in Vietnam when she was a child during the French colonial period. "economyhistoryfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA 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""My grandfather showed me an old Egyptian coin worth only a few piaster today." "economyfinanceworldhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading