noun🔗SharePiastreThe 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. "Le bonbon coûtait 75 piastres, j'ai donc dû donner au commerçant plus de la moitié d'une livre sud-soudanaise.worldeconomyfinanceamountChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePiastreA 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. "Le coffre au trésor du vieux pirate contenait des doublons d'or et plusieurs piastres d'argent.economyfinancehistoryvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePiastreA 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. "Ma grand-mère me racontait comment elle achetait des bonbons pour quelques piastres quand elle était enfant au Québec.worldeconomyhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePiastreA 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. "Ma grand-mère m'a raconté des histoires sur l'utilisation de la piastre pour acheter du riz au Vietnam quand elle était enfant pendant la période coloniale française.economyhistoryfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePiastreA 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." "Mon grand-père m'a montré aujourd'hui une vieille pièce égyptienne qui ne vaut que quelques piastres.economyfinanceworldhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading