lira
Americannoun
plural
lire, liras-
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. L., Lit.
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a monetary unit of Malta, San Marino, and the Vatican City until the euro was adopted.
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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.
noun
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the former standard monetary unit of Italy, San Marino, and the Vatican City, divided into 100 centesimi; replaced by the euro in 2002
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Also called: pound. the standard monetary unit of Turkey, divided into 100 kuruş
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the former standard monetary unit of Malta, divided into 100 cents or 1000 mils; replaced by the euro in 2008
Etymology
Origin of lira
1610–20; < Italian < Old Provençal lieura < Latin lībra pound
Example Sentences
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Essentially, Ponzi would buy stamps in Italy using the depressed lira, and redeem them for U.S. dollars at—he claimed—a net profit of 400%.
From Barron's
Essentially, Ponzi would buy stamps in Italy using the depressed lira, and redeem them for U.S. dollars at—he claimed—a net profit of 400%.
From Barron's
A weaker dollar weighed, and the Indian rupee and Turkish lira also hit Pernod’s top line.
The cuts sent the lira plunging on currency markets, further fuelling inflation and leading Erdogan to reverse his unorthodox policy in 2023.
From Barron's
“The Japanese yen is not the Indian rupee or Turkish lira, where a long-term inflation risk premium means that another record low against the U.S. dollar is probably just a matter of time,” Callow said.
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