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lira

[ leer-uh; Italian lee-rah ]

noun

, plural li·re [leer, -ey, lee, -, r, e], li·ras.
  1. a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. : L., Lit.
  2. a monetary unit of Malta, San Marino, and the Vatican City until the euro was adopted.
  3. a silver, bronze, or chrome steel coin and monetary unit of Turkey, equal to 100 kurus; equal to 100 piasters before 1933; Turkish pound. : TL.


lira

/ ˈlɪərə; ˈliːra /

noun

  1. the former standard monetary unit of Italy, San Marino, and the Vatican City, divided into 100 centesimi; replaced by the euro in 2002
  2. Also calledpound the standard monetary unit of Turkey, divided into 100 kuruş
  3. the former standard monetary unit of Malta, divided into 100 cents or 1000 mils; replaced by the euro in 2008
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lira1

1610–20; < Italian < Old Provençal lieura < Latin lībra pound
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lira1

Italian, from Latin lībra pound
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Example Sentences

Unemployment and inflation are high, and the lira is weaker and more volatile, but Erdogan has rejected orthodox economic management.

From Time

The lira reversed earlier gains against the dollar after the announcement.

From Fortune

Ismail Adin, another shop owner in Beyoglu, also said sales of alcohol were down, from about 5,000 Lira a day to 2,000 Lira.

Photojournalist Ana Lira is from the northeastern city of Recife and a founding member of Urban Rights.

I get 400 Turkish lira ($198) a month and 300 of that goes on rent.

Over 60 percent of Italians polled in late May said life was better with their old lira currency.

Lire: the lira is an Italian coin of the value of a franc (say, tenpence).

He also added that Carpazzi was supposed to be in love with her, and she with him, but they had not a lira to marry on.

Eighteen dollars in real money, sir, and about two dollars in lira money.

The entrance fee is one lira, and the old custodians follow the visitor about as though the latter wished to eat the bronzes.

Between the thumb and forefinger of an ungloved fair right hand, she held up a silver lira.

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