noun🔗SharePiastreThe subdivision of the South Sudanese pound, equal to 1/100 of a pound"The small shop sold sweets for prices like 25 piasters each. "La petite boutique vendait des bonbons à des prix comme 25 piastres chacun.nationeconomyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePiastreA Spanish or Spanish-American coin and unit of currency, originally worth eight real."The old pirate buried his treasure chest filled with gold coins and silver piasters on the deserted island. "Le vieux pirate a enterré son coffre au trésor rempli de pièces d'or et de piastres d'argent sur l'île déserte.valueeconomyfinancecommercehistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePiastresA form of currency formerly used in the French-speaking parts of Canada.""My grandfather told stories of a time when he earned just a few piasters for a whole day's work on the farm in Quebec." "Mon grand-père racontait des histoires d'une époque où il ne gagnait que quelques piastres pour une journée entière de travail à la ferme au Québec.economyfinancehistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePiastresA form of currency formerly used in French Indochina."My grandfather told me stories about how things were much cheaper when he lived in Vietnam and paid for everything with piasters. "Mon grand-père m'a raconté des histoires sur la façon dont les choses étaient beaucoup moins chères lorsqu'il vivait au Vietnam et payait tout avec des piastres.economyfinancehistoryworldChat 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 remembers when a loaf of bread only cost a few piasters in Syria." "Mon grand-père se souvient de l'époque où un pain ne coûtait que quelques piastres en Syrie.economyfinanceworldChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading