Definitions for piasterpiˈæs tər, -ˈɑ stər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pi•as•terpiˈæs tər, -ˈɑ stər(n.)
or pi•as•tre
a monetary unit of Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan, and Syria, equal to 1/100 of a pound.
Category: Numismatics
the former peso or dollar of Spain and Spanish America.
Category: Numismatics
Origin of piaster:
1605–15; < F piastre < It piastra thin sheet of metal, silver coin (short for piastra d'argento, lit., plate of silver), akin to piastroplaster
Princeton's WordNet
piaster, piastre(noun)
a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria
kurus, piaster, piastre(noun)
100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey
Webster Dictionary
Piaster(noun)
a silver coin of Spain and various other countries. See Peso. The Spanish piaster (commonly called peso, or peso duro) is of about the value of the American dollar. The Italian piaster, or scudo, was worth from 80 to 100 cents. The Turkish and Egyptian piasters are now worth about four and a half cents
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